Matt Groening
Known for Writing · 49 credits
- Born
- 1954-02-15 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Portland, Oregon, USA
- Also known as
- 매트 그로닝 · مت گرونینگ
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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Known For
TV Shows (11)
The Simpsons
1989
as Matt Groening (voice)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Futurama
1999
as Matt Groening (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Richard & Judy
2001
as Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Portlandia
2011
as Matt Groening
Classic Albums
1997
as Self
Prisoners of Gravity
1989
as Self
Da Suisa
2013
as (Archivo)
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us
2013
as Self - Creator: The Simpsons
Movies (38)
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
as Self - Creator of 'The Simpsons'
Yesterday's Tomorrows
1999
as Self
Hair High
2004
as Will (voice)
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
as Self
I Know That Voice
2014
as Self
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
2011
as Self
Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999
as Arturo (voice)
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2010
as Self
Comic Book: The Movie
2004
as Matt Groening
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2006
as Self
Sex and Broadcasting
2014
as Self
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
as Self
The One and Only June Foray
2013
as Self
The Simpsons: America's First Family
2000
as Self
Tales of the Rat Fink
2006
as Finkster (voice)
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
2007
as Self
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
2021
as Aldo Leopold (voice)
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
as Self
The Beatles Revolution
2000
as Self
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents
2015
as Himself
The Seventh Python
2008
as Self
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
2021
as Self
The Rock Bottom Remainders
1992
as Self
The Revenge of the Dead Indians
1993
as Himself
Futurama: Welcome to the World of Tomorrow
1999
as Self
It Came From Aquarius Records
2022
as Self
Drugs: Killers or Dillers?
1972
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2015
as Himself
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
2000
as Self
An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa
1994
as Self (archive footage)
20 years of Simpsons
2009
as Self - Simpsons Creator
The Story
1969
as Himself
Beauty Is Embarrassing
2012
as Self
The Residents - A Documentary
2024
as Matt Groening
Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko
1991
as Self
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
1997
as Himself
The Simpsons: Live and Uncut!
1996
as Self
The Salmon Street Saga
1970
About Matt Groening
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… With 49 credits spanning from 1969 to 2024, Matt Groening has appeared in 38 films and 11 TV shows.
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- Yesterday's Tomorrows (1999) — as Self
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- Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000) — as Self
- I Know That Voice (2014) — as Self
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