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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
It Came From Aquarius Records
Character:Self
Release Date:03/06/2022
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
Character:Self
Release Date:08/10/2021
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
Character:Aldo Leopold (voice)
Release Date:07/05/2021
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Character:Self - Creator of 'The Simpsons'
Release Date:26/12/2015
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
Character:Himself
Release Date:25/04/2015
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents
Character:Himself
Release Date:14/03/2015
Sex and Broadcasting
Character:Self
Release Date:15/11/2014
I Know That Voice
Character:Self
Release Date:07/01/2014
The One and Only June Foray
Character:Self
Release Date:16/01/2013
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
Character:Self
Release Date:10/09/2011
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
Character:Self
Release Date:10/01/2010
20 years of Simpsons
Character:Self - Simpsons Creator
Release Date:12/12/2009
The Seventh Python
Character:Self
Release Date:26/06/2008
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
Character:Self
Release Date:20/05/2007
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Character:Self
Release Date:31/03/2006
Tales of the Rat Fink
Character:Finkster (voice)
Release Date:01/01/2006
Hair High
Character:Will (voice)
Release Date:17/04/2004
Comic Book: The Movie
Character:Matt Groening
Release Date:27/01/2004
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
Character:Self
Release Date:14/12/2000
The Beatles Revolution
Character:Self
Release Date:17/11/2000
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Character:Self
Release Date:08/11/2000
The Simpsons: America's First Family
Character:Self
Release Date:23/07/2000
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Character:Arturo (voice)
Release Date:17/12/1999
Yesterday's Tomorrows
Character:Self
Release Date:09/08/1999
Futurama: Welcome to the World of Tomorrow
Character:Self
Release Date:29/05/1999
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
Character:Himself
Release Date:19/08/1997
An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/01/1994
The Revenge of the Dead Indians
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/1993
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Character:Self
Release Date:23/10/1992
The Rock Bottom Remainders
Character:Self
Release Date:25/05/1992
Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1991
Drugs: Killers or Dillers?
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1972
The Salmon Street Saga
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1970
The Story
Character:Himself
Release Date:18/02/1969
Television Appearances
Da Suisa
Character:(Archivo)
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us
Character:Self - Creator: The Simpsons
Portlandia
Character:Matt Groening
Richard & Judy
Character:Self
Futurama
Character:Self (voice)
Classic Albums
Character:Self
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Character:
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
The Simpsons
Character:Matt Groening (voice)
Prisoners of Gravity
Character:Self
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