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Matthew Abram Groening ( / ˈɡreɪnɪŋ / GRAY-ning; born February 15, 1954) [1] is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator. He is best known as the creator of the comic strip Life in Hell (1977–2012) and the television series The Simpsons (1989–present), Futurama (1999–2003, 2008–2013, 2023–present), [2] and ...
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- Matthew Abram Groening, February 15, 1954 (age 69), Portland, Oregon, U.S.
- 1977–present
May 5, 2024 · Matt Groening (born February 15, 1954, Portland, Oregon, U.S.) is an American cartoonist and animator who created the comic strip Life in Hell (1980–2012) and the television series The Simpsons (1989– ) and Futurama (1999–2003, 2010–13). Groening began drawing cartoons at an early age, but he focused on journalism while attending ...
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Matt Groening. Writer: The Simpsons. 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.
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Jan 30, 2020 · Born in 1954 in Portland, Oregon, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening had, in many ways, an idyllic childhood. As described in The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History, he grew up next to ...
Mar 21, 2021 · In an wide-ranging interview, Matt Groening discusses 'The Simpsons' longevity, Disney ownership, Apu criticism and if there's an end in sight. Summer movies 🍿 How she cooks Best looks 💃💃 ...
- National Correspondent, Los Angeles
- Bill Keveney
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Matt Groening. Writer: The Simpsons. 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 ...
Matthew Abram Groening was born in Portland on February 15, 1954, the middle of five children (Mark, Patty, Lisa, and Maggie). His mother, Margaret Wiggum, was an English teacher, and his father, Homer Groening, was a filmmaker and cartoonist who brought pens and pads of paper home to his children to encourage their creativity.
