Matt Groening

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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Known For
Writing
Born
February 15, 1954 (age 71)
Place of Birth
Portland, Oregon, USA
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1999

Olive, the Other Reindeer

1999

Yesterday's Tomorrows

1994

An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa

2000

The Beatles Revolution

1992

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

2021

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!

1991

Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko

2008

The Seventh Python

1969

The Story

1993

The Revenge of the Dead Indians

2004

Hair High

2015

Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents

2000

The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer

2014

Sex and Broadcasting

2015

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!

2015

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

NaN

Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

2011

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

2022

It Came From Aquarius Records

1992

The Rock Bottom Remainders

2007

Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary

2014

I Know That Voice

2006

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

2010

The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!

1997

The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart

2006

Tales of the Rat Fink

2000

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

2013

The One and Only June Foray

2021

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos

1972

Drugs: Killers or Dillers?

1970

The Salmon Street Saga

2009

20 years of Simpsons

2004

Comic Book: The Movie

2000

The Simpsons: America's First Family

1999

Futurama: Welcome to the World of Tomorrow

2023

The Simpsons

2023

Prisoners of Gravity

2023

The Daily Show

2023

Richard & Judy

2023

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

2023

Portlandia

2023

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

2023

The '80s: The Decade That Made Us

2023

Classic Albums

2023

Futurama

2023

Da Suisa

2007

The Simpsons Movie

2007

The Simpsons Movie

2009

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

2008

Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs

2007

Futurama: Bender's Big Score

2008

Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs

2009

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

2008

Futurama: Bender's Game

2008

Futurama: Bender's Game

2021

Maggie Simpson in "The Force Awakens from Its Nap"

1972

Drugs: Killers or Dillers?

1972

Drugs: Killers or Dillers?

2022

When Billie Met Lisa

2012

Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"

2021

The Good, the Bart, and the Loki

2012

Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"

2016

Planet of the Couches

2021

The Simpsons in Plusaversary

2022

Welcome to the Club

1999

The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV

2007

A Terrifying Message from Al Gore

2003

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

2024

May the 12th Be with You

2023

Maggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One"

2022

Worker and Parasite: Nap at Work

2004

The Simpsons - On Your Marks, Get Set, D'oh!

1999

Olive, the Other Reindeer

2020

Maggie Simpson in "Playdate with Destiny"

2020

Maggie Simpson in "Playdate with Destiny"

2010

The Adventures of Delivery-Boy Man

2000

The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer

2007

Futurama: Bender's Big Score

2024

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

2024

The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

2024

The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

2023

Steamlyannaya Hamonika

2021

The Simpsons | Balenciaga

2025

The Simpsons: The Past and the Furious

2027

The Simpsons Movie 2

2027

The Simpsons Movie 2

2023

The Tracey Ullman Show

2023

Futurama

2023

Futurama

2023

The Simpsons

2023

The Simpsons

2023

Disenchantment

2023

Disenchantment

2023

The Simpsons

2023

The Simpsons

2023

Duckman

2023

Futurama

2023

The Simpsons

2023

Disenchantment

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