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Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthday
February 15, 1954
Place of Birth
Portland, Oregon, USA
Also Known As
- 매트 그로닝
- مت گرونینگ
Matt Groening
1.1 Popularity
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Groening, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
8.0
Self
It Came From Aquarius Records
2022
8.6
Self
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
2021
0.0
Aldo Leopold (voice)
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
2021
7.0
Self - Creator of 'The Simpsons'
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
5.0
Himself
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2015
6.7
Himself
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents
2015
6.0
Self
Sex and Broadcasting
2014
7.1
Self
I Know That Voice
2014
6.0
(Archivo)
Da Suisa
2013
6.4
Self - Creator: The Simpsons
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us
2013
Credits
It Came From Aquarius Records
as Self
2022
8.0
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
as Self
2021
8.6
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
as Aldo Leopold (voice)
2021
0.0
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Self - Creator of 'The Simpsons'
2015
7.0
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
as Himself
2015
5.0
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents
as Himself
2015
6.7
Sex and Broadcasting
as Self
2014
6.0
I Know That Voice
as Self
2014
7.1
Da Suisa
as (Archivo)
2013
6.0
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us
as Self - Creator: The Simpsons
2013
6.4
The One and Only June Foray
as Self
2013
0.0
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
as Self
2011
6.9
Portlandia
as Matt Groening
2011
7.0
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
as Self
2010
6.7
20 years of Simpsons
as Self - Simpsons Creator
2009
0.0
The Seventh Python
as Self
2008
0.0
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
as Self
2007
6.0
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
as Self
2006
7.7
Tales of the Rat Fink
as Finkster (voice)
2006
5.3
Hair High
as Will (voice)
2004
6.4
Comic Book: The Movie
as Matt Groening
2004
5.8
Richard & Judy
as Self
2001
2.9
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
as Self
2000
0.0
🎬
The Beatles Revolution
as Self
2000
0.0
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
as Self
2000
6.8
The Simpsons: America's First Family
as Self
2000
10.0
Olive, the Other Reindeer
as Arturo (voice)
1999
6.7
Yesterday's Tomorrows
as Self
1999
10.0
🎬
Futurama: Welcome to the World of Tomorrow
as Self
1999
0.0
Futurama
as Self (voice)
1999
8.4
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
as Himself
1997
0.0
Classic Albums
as Self
1997
7.7
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
7.8
🎬
An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa
as Self (archive footage)
1994
0.0
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
The Revenge of the Dead Indians
as Himself
1993
0.0
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
as Self
1992
8.0
The Rock Bottom Remainders
as Self
1992
10.0
Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko
as Self
1991
0.0
The Simpsons
as Matt Groening (voice)
1989
8.0
Prisoners of Gravity
as Self
1989
5.7
Drugs: Killers or Dillers?
1972
0.0
The Salmon Street Saga
1970
0.0
The Story
as Himself
1969
5.0
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
as Self
N/A
0.0