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Matt Groening is an American cartoonist born in 1954 who is best known for creating the long-running animated television series *The Simpsons*. His work has had a significant impact on popular culture and animation, making him one of the most influential cartoonists of his generation.
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- 15 February 1954
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- The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006
- The "Simpsons" Forever
- El Libro de Los Animales
- Futurama-o-rama
- Les Simpson, numéro 1
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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…
Known for
- The Residents - A Documentary — Matt Groening2024
- It Came From Aquarius Records — Self2022
- Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out! — Self2021
- Emily @ the Edge of Chaos — Aldo Leopold (voice)2021
- Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents — Himself2015
- I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! — Himself
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Matthew Abram Groening (/ˈɡreɪnɪŋ/ GRAY-ning; born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist and animator. He is 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).
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 the producer James L. Brooks, who contacted Groening in 1985 about adapting it for animated sequences for the Fox 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 became the longest-running American primetime television series and the longest-running American animated series and sitcom.
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