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Matt Groening

Matt Groening

Acting · Production · Writing · Crew · Directing · Visual Effects

Born February 15, 1954, Portland, Oregon, USA

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.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (37)
  • 2026The MAD World of Harvey Kurtzman — Himself
  • 2022It Came From Aquarius Records — Self
  • 2021Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out! — Self
  • 2015A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman — Self - Creator of 'The Simpsons'
  • 2015I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! — Himself
  • 2015Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents — Himself
  • 2014I Know That Voice — Self
  • 2014Sex and Broadcasting — Self
  • The '80s: The Decade That Made Us — Self - Creator: The Simpsons
  • 2013The One and Only June Foray — Self
  • 2012Beauty Is Embarrassing — Self
  • 2011Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope — Self
  • 2010The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice! — Self
  • 200920 years of Simpsons — Self - Simpsons Creator
  • 2008The Seventh Python — Self
  • 2007Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary — Self
  • 2006The Devil and Daniel Johnston — Self
  • Richard & Judy — Self
  • 2000Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation — Self
  • 2000The Beatles Revolution — Self
  • 2000The Simpsons: America's First Family — Self
  • 1999Futurama: Welcome to the World of Tomorrow — Self
  • 1999Yesterday's Tomorrows — Self
  • Classic Albums — Self
  • 1997The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart — Himself
  • The Daily Show — Self
  • 1996The Simpsons: Live and Uncut! — Self
  • 1994An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa — Self (archive footage)
  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast — Self
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
  • 1993The Revenge of the Dead Indians — Himself
  • 1992The Magical World of Chuck Jones — Self
  • 1992The Rock Bottom Remainders — Self
  • 1991Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko — Self
  • Prisoners of Gravity — Self
  • 1969The Story — Himself
  • Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story — Self
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