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Matt Groening
Matthew Abram Groening is an American cartoonist and animator. He is the creator of the television series The Simpsons (1989–present), Futurama, and Disenchantment (2018–2023), as well as the comic strip Life in Hell (1977–2012).
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Born 15 February 1954 · Q43994
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2026· 6 entries
“Nobody thought The Simpsons was going to be a big hit. It sneaked up on everybody.”
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PlayStation Universe: The Simpsons: Hit & Run Is ‘Coming Back In Some Form,’ Says Matt Groening
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The Verge: Matt Groening lets slip that Simpsons: Hit & Run might be making a comeback
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Push Square: Matt Groening Himself Says The Simpsons: Hit & Run Is 'Coming Back in Some Form'
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IGN: The Simpsons: Hit & Run 'Coming Back in Some Form,' Creator Matt Groening Says
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2024· 3 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Matt Groening, the creator of "The Simpsons," is a former CIA agent.” Unfounded (retired).
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Had their eighth child together, Shivani, Groening's tenth
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In 2024, they had their eighth child together, Shivani, Groening's tenth.
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2022· 1 entry
The series was revived at Hulu, with the eighth season premiering on July 24, 2023
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2021· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “A viral article purporting to be the obituary of Margaret Ruth Groening, mother of "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, is authentic and accurately describes the origins of the names of some of the show's characters.” True.
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2018· 1 entry
Became the father of twins for a second time when his wife gave birth to Sol Matthew and Venus Ruth, announced via Instagram
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2017· 1 entry
The series, Disenchantment, was ordered by Netflix
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2016· 3 entries
Awarded Will Eisner Hall of Fame (2016).
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It was announced that Groening was in talks with Netflix to develop a new animated series
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Groening developed a series for Netflix, Disenchantment, which premiered in August 2018
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2015· 4 entries
Awarded Umweltmedienpreis (2015).
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She joked that "his godfather is SpongeBob's creator." In 2015, Groening's daughters Luna Margaret and India Mia were born.
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Groening's daughters Luna Margaret and India Mia were born
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He was married to Groening's sister, Lisa, but they separated in 2015.
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2012· 1 entry
Awarded Winsor McCay Award (2012).
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2011· 1 entry
Groening married Agustina Picasso, an Argentine artist, after a four-year relationship, and became stepfather to her daughter Camila Costantini
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2008· 1 entry
By Comedy Central for another 5 years, and was picked up again by Hulu in 2023
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2007· 1 entry
Was ranked fourth (and highest American by birth) in a list of the "top 100 living geniuses", published by British newspaper The Daily Telegraph
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2002· 2 entries
Awarded Reuben Award (2002).
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Won the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award for his work on the Life in Hell comics syndicated in over 250 daily and weekly newspapers
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2000· 1 entry
And John Kerry in 2004, as well as previously donating to Kerry's campaign for Senator from Massachusetts
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1997· 2 entries
And developed Futurama, an animated series about life in the year 3000
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Groening and former Simpsons writer David X
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1995· 2 entries
Groening got into a major disagreement with Brooks and other Simpsons producers over "A Star Is Burns", a crossover episode with The Critic, an animated show also produced by Brooks and staffed with many former Simpsons
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An imprint of Bongo that published comics for more mature readers, which included three issues of Mary Fleener's Fleener and seven issues of his close friend Gary Panter's Jimbo comics
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1994· 1 entry
Groening and other Simpsons producers pitched a live-action spin-off about Krusty the Clown (with Dan Castellaneta playing the lead role), but were unsuccessful in getting it off the ground
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1993· 1 entry
Groening formed Bongo Comics (named after the character Bongo from Life in Hell) with Steve Vance, Cindy Vance and Bill Morrison, which publishes comic books based on The Simpsons and Futurama (including Futurama Simpson
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1991· 1 entry
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for The Simpsons (1991).
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1989· 1 entry
With "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", a Christmas special
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1988· 1 entry
Awarded Inkpot Award (1988).
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1986· 1 entry
And they had two sons together: Homer (who goes by Will) and Abe, both of whom Groening occasionally portrays as rabbits in Life in Hell
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1985· 2 entries
Brooks contacted Groening with the proposition of working in animation on an undefined future project, which would turn out to be developing a series of short animated skits, called "bumpers," for the Fox variety show Th
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About adapting it for animated sequences for the Fox variety show The Tracey Ullman Show
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1977· 1 entry
At age 23, Groening moved to Los Angeles to become a writer
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1972· 1 entry
Groening attended The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, a liberal arts school that he described as "a hippie college, with no grades or required classes, that drew every weirdo in the Northwest
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1954· 2 entries
Born 1954-02-15.
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The middle of five children (older sister Patty and brother Mark were born in 1943 and 1950, and younger sisters Lisa and Maggie in 1956 and 1958, respectively)
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