"The Simpsons" season 36 is well underway ... so could he be going through a renaissance like Josh Hartnett or Brendan Fraser? And if he is dead, then who could even step into his shoes?

Big Bug Man is a hand-drawn animated TV film starring Brendan Fraser and Marlon Brando that was co-directed by writers and artists who'd worked on The Simpsons and was originally set to release ...