Matt Groening

Personal Info

Know For

Creator

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-02-15 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Portland, Oregon, USA

Matt Groening

Biography

Matthew Abram "Matt" Groening (born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is the creator of the comic strip Life in Hell as well as two successful television series, The Simpsons and Futurama. Groening made his first professional cartoon sale of Life in Hell to the avant-garde Wet magazine in 1978. The cartoon is still carried in 250 weekly newspapers. Life in Hell caught the attention of James L. Brooks. In 1985, Brooks contacted Groening with the proposition of working in animation for the Fox variety show The Tracey Ullman Show. Originally, Brooks wanted Groening to adapt his Life in Hell characters ...

Acting

1999

Olive, The Other Reindeer

as Arturo (voice)

1969

The Story

as Himself

2004

Hair High

as Will (voice)

2015

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

as Self - Creator of 'The Simpsons'

2006

Tales of the Rat Fink

as Finkster (voice)

2021

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos

as Aldo Leopold (voice)

2009

20 years of Simpsons

as Self - Simpsons Creator

2004

Comic Book: The Movie

as Matt Groening

Production

2007

The Simpsons Movie

as Screenplay

2007

2009

2008

Futurama: Bender's Game

as Executive Producer

2008

2008

Futurama: Bender's Game

as Original Series Creator

2009

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

as Original Series Creator

2007

Futurama: Bender's Big Score

as Executive Producer

2022

2022

1999

2022

1999

Olive, The Other Reindeer

as Executive Producer

2010

2007

Futurama: Bender's Big Score

as Original Series Creator

2024

2023

Steamlyannaya Hamonika

as Original Series Creator

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