Matt Groening

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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...

Known for

The SimpsonsSeries • 1989FuturamaSeries • 1999DuckmanSeries • 1994PortlandiaSeries • 2011DisenchantmentSeries • 2018The Simpsons MovieMovie • 2007The Tracey Ullman ShowSeries • 1987The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye FaithfulMovie • 2024May the 12th Be with YouMovie • 2024Yellow MirrorMovie • 2026Maggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One"Movie • 2023The Good, the Bart, and the LokiMovie • 2021Fortnite x The SimpsonsSeries • 2025Futurama: Bender's Big ScoreMovie • 2007SimpsleyMovie • 2026Extreme Makeover: Homer EditionMovie • 2026The Simpsons in PlusaversaryMovie • 2021Maggie Simpson in "Playdate with Destiny"Movie • 2020Futurama: Into the Wild Green YonderMovie • 2009Welcome to the ClubMovie • 2022Futurama: The Beast with a Billion BacksMovie • 2008Futurama: Bender's GameMovie • 2008When Billie Met LisaMovie • 2022Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"Movie • 2012