Matt Groening
- Writing
- February 15, 1954 · Portland, Oregon, USA
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
Filmography
- The New Simpsons Movie · Producer, Original Series Creator
- The X Protocol · Animation
- Yellow Mirror · Executive producer
- The MAD World of Harvey Kurtzman · Self
- Simpsley · Executive producer
- Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition · Executive producer
- Fortnite x The Simpsons · Characters
- The Simpson: Yellow Planet · Creator
- The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful · Executive producer
- The Most Wonderful Time of the Year · Producer
- May the 12th Be with You · Producer
- The Residents - A Documentary · Matt Groening
- Maggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One" · Producer
- Steamlyannaya Hamonika · Original Series Creator
- Welcome to the Club · Producer
- It Came From Aquarius Records · Self
- When Billie Met Lisa · Producer
- Worker and Parasite: Nap at Work · Original Concept
- The Simpsons in Plusaversary · Producer
- Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out! · Self
- The Simpsons | Balenciaga · Producer
- The Good, the Bart, and the Loki · Producer
- Emily @ the Edge of Chaos · Aldo Leopold (Voice)
- Maggie Simpson in "The Force Awakens from Its Nap" · Producer
- Maggie Simpson in "Playdate with Destiny" · Writer, Producer
- Disenchantment · Executive producer, Writer
- A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman · Self
- I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! · Self
- Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents · Self
- Sex and Broadcasting · Self
- I Know That Voice · Self
- Da Suisa · (Archivo)
- The '80s: The Decade That Made Us · Self
- The One and Only June Foray · Self
- Beauty Is Embarrassing · Self
- Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare" · Writer, Producer
- Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope · Self
- Portlandia · Matt Groening
- The Adventures of Delivery-Boy Man · Executive producer
- The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice! · Self
- 20 years of Simpsons · Self
- Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder · Executive producer, Original Series Creator
- Futurama: Bender's Game · Executive producer, Original Series Creator
- The Seventh Python · Self
- Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs · Executive producer, Original Series Creator
- Futurama: Bender's Big Score · Executive producer, Original Series Creator
- The Simpsons Movie · Screenplay, Producer
- Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary · Self
- The Devil and Daniel Johnston · Self
- Tales of the Rat Fink · Finkster (Voice)
- The Simpsons - On Your Marks, Get Set, D'oh! · Director
- Hair High · Will (Voice)
- Comic Book: The Movie · Matt Groening
- The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror · Writer
- Richard & Judy · Self
- The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer · Self, Executive producer
- The Beatles Revolution · Self
- Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation · Self
- The Simpsons: America's First Family · Self
- Olive, the Other Reindeer · Arturo (Voice), Executive producer
- Yesterday's Tomorrows · Self
- Futurama: Welcome to the World of Tomorrow · Self
- Futurama · Matt Groening (Voice), Writer
- The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV · Scenario Writer
- The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart · Self
- Classic Albums · Self
- The Simpsons: Live and Uncut! · Self
- The Daily Show · Self
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast · Self
- Duckman · Thanks
- An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa · Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien · Self
- The Revenge of the Dead Indians · Self
- The Magical World of Chuck Jones · Self
- The Rock Bottom Remainders · Self
- Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko · Self
- The Simpsons · Matt Groening (Voice), Writer
- The Simpsons: Family Therapy · Characters
- Prisoners of Gravity · Self
- The Simpsons: Tracey Ullman Shorts · Creator