Matt Groening
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Born 1954-02-15
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Matthew Abram Groening (/ˈɡreɪnɪŋ/ GRAY-ning; born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator. He is best known as the creator of the television series The Simpsons (1989–present), Futurama (1999–2003, 2008–2013, 2023–present), and Disenchantment (2018–2023), as well as the comic strip Life in Hell (1977–2012). The Simpsons is the longest-running American primetime television series in history, as well as the longest-running American animated series and sitcom.
Born in Portland, Oregon, Groening made his first professional cartoon sale, of Life in Hell, to the avant-garde magazine Wet in 1978. At its peak, it was carried in 250 weekly newspapers and caught the attention of American producer James L. Brooks, who contacted Groening in 1985 about adapting it for animated sequences for the Fox 21st Century variety show The Tracey Ullman Show. Fearing the loss of ownership rights, Groening created a new set of characters, the Simpson family. The shorts were spun off into their own series, The Simpsons, which has since aired 791 episodes.
In 1997, Groening and former Simpsons writer David X. Cohen developed Futurama, an animated series about life in the year 3000, which premiered in 1999. It ran for four years on Fox, was picked up in 2008 by Comedy Central for another five years, and was finally picked up by Hulu for another revival in 2023. In 2016, Groening developed a new series for Netflix, Disenchantment, which premiered in August 2018.
Groening has won 14 Primetime Emmy Awards, 12 for The Simpsons and 2 for Futurama, and a British Comedy Award for "outstanding contribution to comedy" in 2004. In 2002, he won the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award for his work on Life in Hell. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 14, 2012.
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The Simpsons
The Daily Show
Futurama
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
The Simpsons Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Portlandia
Disenchantment
Classic Albums
Duckman
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Richard & Judy
The Tracey Ullman Show
Prisoners of Gravity
Fortnite x The Simpsons
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
May the 12th Be with You
The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
Futurama: Bender's Game
Maggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One"
Welcome to the Club
The Simpsons Movie 2
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Maggie Simpson in "The Force Awakens from Its Nap"
20 years of Simpsons
Maggie Simpson in "Playdate with Destiny"
Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
Da Suisa
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Hair High
Tales of the Rat Fink
When Billie Met Lisa
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Olive, the Other Reindeer
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Yesterday's Tomorrows
The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders
Yellow Mirror
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
I Know That Voice
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
Beauty Is Embarrassing
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
The Simpsons: America's First Family
It Came From Aquarius Records
Comic Book: The Movie
A Terrifying Message from Al Gore
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
The Rock Bottom Remainders
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
The Beatles Revolution
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