Matt Groening
Writing
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.
Known for
Writing19
movieThe Simpsons Movie 2
2027
Original Series Creator
movieYellow Mirror
2026
Characters
tvFortnite x The Simpsons
2025
Characters
movieSteamlyannaya Hamonika
2023
Original Series Creator
movieWorker and Parasite: Nap at Work
2022
Original Concept
tvDisenchantment
2018
Writer
movieFuturama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
2009
Original Series Creator
movieFuturama: Bender's Game
2008
Original Series Creator
movieFuturama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
2008
Original Series Creator
movieFuturama: Bender's Big Score
2007
Original Series Creator
movieThe Simpsons Movie
2007
Screenplay
tvFuturama
1999
Writer, Story
movieThe Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
1999
Scenario Writer
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Writer
Acting49
movieThe Residents - A Documentary
2024
Matt Groening
movieEmily @ the Edge of Chaos
2021
Aldo Leopold (voice)
movieA Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
Self - Creator of 'The Simpsons'
tvDa Suisa
2013
(Archivo)
tvThe '80s: The Decade That Made Us
2013
Self - Creator: The Simpsons
tvPortlandia
2011
Matt Groening
movie20 years of Simpsons
2009
Self - Simpsons Creator
movieTales of the Rat Fink
2006
Finkster (voice)
movieHair High
2004
Will (voice)
movieComic Book: The Movie
2004
Matt Groening
movieOlive, the Other Reindeer
1999
Arturo (voice)
tvFuturama
1999
Matt Groening (voice)
An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa
1994
Self (archive footage)
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Matt Groening (voice)
movieThe Story
1969
Himself
Production27
movieThe Simpsons Movie 2
2027
Producer
movieExtreme Makeover: Homer Edition
2026
Executive Producer
movieThe Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
2024
Producer, Executive Producer
movieWelcome to the Club
2022
Producer
movieWhen Billie Met Lisa
2022
Producer
movieThe Simpsons: A Serious Flanders
2021
Executive Producer
tvDisenchantment
2018
Executive Producer
movieThe Adventures of Delivery-Boy Man
2010
Executive Producer
movieFuturama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
2009
Executive Producer
movieFuturama: Bender's Game
2008
Executive Producer
movieFuturama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
2008
Executive Producer
movieFuturama: Bender's Big Score
2007
Executive Producer
movieThe Simpsons Movie
2007
Producer
movieThe Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
2000
Executive Producer
movieOlive, the Other Reindeer
1999
Executive Producer
tvFuturama
1999
Executive Producer
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Executive Producer
Creator3
Directing2
Visual Effects2
tvThe X Protocol
2026
Animation
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Character Designer
Crew1
tvDuckman
1994
Thanks