Matt Groening(I)
- Writer
- Producer
- Animation Department
Growing up in Portland, Oregon, Matt Groening did not particularly like
school, which is what originally turned him towards drawing. In the
mid-1980s, he moved to Los Angeles and started drawing a comic strip
named "Life in Hell", which eventually became published in the
newspaper where he worked. In 1988,
James L. Brooks, looking for a filler in
the television show,
The Tracey Ullman Show (1987),
turned towards a framed "Life in Hell" strip on his wall and contacted
Groening. The animated shorts that Groening created were
The Simpsons (1989).
- Won 13 Primetime Emmys
- 17 wins & 38 nominations total
Known for
Credits
Writer
- 2024
Producer
- 2024
Animation Department
Personal details
- Alternative names
- Bat Groaning
- Height
- 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Born
- SpousesAgustina Picasso2011 - present (1 child)
- Parents
- RelativesAmy Groening(Niece or Nephew)
- Other works'The Simpsons Sing the Blues' (album, 1990)
- Publicity listings
Did you know
- TriviaHis parents were Homer and Margaret, and his sisters were Lisa and Maggie.
- QuotesI'm a writer who just happens to draw
- TrademarksCartoon characters with overbites
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