
Matt Groening
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.
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Acting (31 movies)

Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999

Yesterday's Tomorrows
1999

The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
2021

Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko
1991

The Seventh Python
2008

The Story
1969

The Revenge of the Dead Indians
1993

Hair High
2004

Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents
2015

The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
2000

Sex and Broadcasting
2014

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2015

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
2011

It Came From Aquarius Records
2022

The Rock Bottom Remainders
1992

Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
2007

I Know That Voice
2014

The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2006

The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2010

The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
1997

Tales of the Rat Fink
2006

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000

The One and Only June Foray
2013

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
2021

The Salmon Street Saga
1970

Drugs: Killers or Dillers?
1972

20 years of Simpsons
2009

Comic Book: The Movie
2004

The Simpsons: America's First Family
2000
