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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 Disenchantment (2018–2023).
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- Matthew Abram Groening, February 15, 1954 (age 69), Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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6 days ago · Matt Groening, American cartoonist and animator who created the television series The Simpsons (1989– ). He first gained attention for his comic strip Life in Hell (1980–2012). Groening also created the animated series Futurama (1999–2003, 2010–13) and Disenchantment (2018– ).
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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 · By Tim Ott Published: Jan 30, 2020. Photo: Getty Images. Born in 1954 in Portland, Oregon, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening had, in many ways, an idyllic childhood. As described in The...
Mar 21, 2021 · Groening discussed the iconic cartoon's past, present and future, including the Apu controversy and the decision to have white actors stop voicing non-white characters, in a wide-ranging...
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February 15, 1954 · Portland, Oregon, USA. Birth name. Matthew Abram Groening. Height. 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) Mini Bio. Growing up in Portland, Oregon, Matt Groening did not particularly like school, which is what originally turned him towards drawing.
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.
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