Associated Press articles: Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Comedian, screenwriter, and television producer Groening is the multitalented creator of The Simpsons, the longest-running entertainment series in 2009 on primetime television. Groening was born on February 15, 1954, in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. However, he began doing a series of odd jobs while at the city. Sometime after midnight on the day of his arrival, his car stalled in the fast lane of the Hollywood Freeway in 100 degree heat. "The success of the show," he has said, "has gone beyond my wildest dreams and worst nightmares.". Matt Groening is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and director. Groening and Deborah Caplan married in 1986 and had two sons, Homer (who goes by Will) and Abe. Groening's career got a boost in the early 1980s when the L.A. [26] Groening also started Acme Features Syndicate, which initially syndicated Life in Hell as well as work by Lynda Barry and John Callahan, but would eventually only syndicate Life in Hell. From teachers who forced him to rip up his cartoons in front of the class, to the petty tyranny of bosses ("I was told that I would never get a job in the Pacific Northwest in journalism after my disgraceful stewardship of the Cooper Point Journal," Groening told the graduating class in a commencement address at his alma mater, Evergreen State College. This show won many Emmy Awards. [46] He requested his name be taken off the episode.[70]. In the early days of "The Simpsons," Mr. Groening used to preside over all aspects of production, from scripts to story boards to voice-overs to animation. His wife is Agustina Picasso (m. 2011), Deborah Caplan (m. 1986-1999) Matt Groening Net Worth His net worth has been growing significantly in 2020-2021. His animated series The Simpsons have won the Primetime Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Animated Program for the years 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000,2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008 and 2011. Groening also collectively donated to the Democratic senatorial campaign committee and to the Senate campaigns of Barbara Boxer (California), Dianne Feinstein (California), Paul Simon (Illinois), Ted Kennedy (Massachusetts), Carl Levin (Michigan), Hillary Clinton (New York), Harvey Gantt (North Carolina), Howard Metzenbaum (Ohio), and Tom Bruggere (Oregon). Groening made his first professional cartoon sale of Life in Hell to the avant-garde magazine Wet in 1978. In the mid-1980s, he moved to Los Angeles and started drawing a comic strip named Life in Hell, whi . He also co-wrote and produced The Simpsons Movie, released in 2007. He found some work along those lines, whipping up slogans for horror movies, but also took on. So it is not surprising that when people learn that the creator of America's favorite dysfunctional family, the Simpsons, named the characters after his closest relatives, they want to know if he is, well, you know, a little hostile. 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, running for four years on Fox, then picked up by Comedy Central for additional seasons. . I Know That Voice (2013) Matt Groening is well known for his cartoon characters, comic strips and animated television series. [12] Although Groening previously stated, "I'll never give up the comic strip. [15] Life in Hell made its official debut as a comic strip in the Reader on April 25, 1980. He is starting to think about other projects, like developing a show starring the Simpsons' favorite entertainer, Krusty, the dissolute clown. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. For more information, please consult the OP. [54] When designing Lisa and Maggie, he "just gave them this kind of spiky starfish hair style, not thinking that they would eventually be drawn in color". Matt's paternal grandfather was Abram Arthur Groening (the son of Abraham Groening and Aganetha Klaassen). I think he kind of wants to prove, maybe to no one but himself, that he can do it without those guys.". [85], Groening is known for his eclectic taste in music. The two married in 2011 after a four-year relationship. Despite his status as an ultimate insider, Groening's writing has always been that of an outsider. At 39, Mr. Groening still observes many of the customs of the youthful counterculture where he got his start: his hair is longish, his attire runs toward T-shirts and sneakers, and instead of business cards he hands out his phone number on little bits of torn paper. "I never saw anything as crude as my stuff getting published," he has said. [35] In November 1984, Deborah Caplan, Groening's then-girlfriend and co-worker at the Reader, offered to publish "Love is Hell", a series of relationship-themed Life in Hell strips, in book form. The paper offered him a cartoon strip in 1980, and, surprised, Groening accepted. Matt Groening has made appearances in films and documentaries, such as, Comic Book: The Movie (2004), The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005), The Seventh Python (2008) and I Know That Voice (2013). The show went on to become the longest running US primetime TV series and earn multiple awards. Eventually, he was finally asked to give up the "music" column. . But before delirium set in, Groening spun a lingering bad mood and an "accidental" cartooning career into a billion-dollar print, broadcast, merchandising and licensing empire. Now, though, "The Simpsons" offices at Fox, housed in what looks like a cheap motel, run on a routine, and he has eased off a bit. He finally added staff cartoonist to his resume when Life in Hell first appeared in the paper in the spring of 1980. He was also given the responsibility of handling the papers music column for a short period. Mr. Groening planned to use the figures from "Life in Hell." Matt Groening's income source is mostly from being a successful Cartoonist. Mr. Groening has several theories for the success of his unusually caustic brand of humor. Matt Groening has won 12 Primetime Emmy Awards and 23 Annie Awards across various categories. His Norwegian American mother, Margaret Ruth (ne Wiggum; March 23, 1919 April 22, 2013),[6] was once a teacher, and his Russian Mennonite father, Homer Philip Groening (December 30, 1919 March 15, 1996),[7] was a filmmaker, advertiser, writer and cartoonist. "[19] He first became interested in cartoons after watching the Disney animated film One Hundred and One Dalmatians,[20] and he has also cited Robert Crumb, Ernie Bushmiller, Ronald Searle,[21] Monty Python,[22] and Charles M. Schulz as inspirations. The duo left the newspaper company and Matt Groening founded the Acme Features Syndicate that distributed Life in Hell. Groening and Deborah divorced in 1999. "[46], Maggie Groening has co-written a few Simpsons books featuring her cartoon namesake. She was Groenings long-time girlfriend before she married him in 2011. Illustrated commentary for ", Groening, Matt. You know, "Meet George Jetson. It is currently running in its 27th season. His then-girlfriend and co-worker at the Reader Deborah Caplan offered to publish Love is Hell, a series of relationship-themed Life in Hell strips, in book form. After four years the show was cancelled, however, it maintained a strong fan following. He has donated money to the unsuccessful presidential campaigns of Democratic candidates Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004, as well as previously donating to Kerry's Massachusetts senator campaign. In a situation similar to Family Guy, however, strong DVD sales and very stable ratings on Adult Swim brought Futurama back to life. Before proceeding to the informational portion of this essay, please take a moment to complete the following questionnaire: 1) Are you disillusioned? They divorced in 1999, after 13 years of marriage.Following this, Groening was in a six-year commitment with dating expert Lauren Frances. "Futurama" moved away from the family sitcom structure and into dysfunctional workplace territory, a subject that had long inspired Groening. [15] He befriended fellow cartoonist Lynda Barry after discovering that she had written a fan letter to Joseph Heller, one of Groening's favorite authors, and had received a reply. He won the Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Production for his animated series The Simpsons during three consecutive years i.e. In the 10 years since the debut of "The Simpsons," however, Groening had gone from semifamous alternative cartoonist to iconic powerhouse. Needless to say, it panned out. Has two sons with Deborah Caplan: Homer Groening (born 1991) and Abe Groening (born 1993). Homer was a cartoonist, advertiser, writer, and a documentary filmmaker. In 1973, he moved to LA and sold his comic strip Life in Hell to the LA weekly. The team included what is now the Klasky Csupo animation house. Groening found out the way everybody else did, by picking up the paper. [26][32] Vowell also gave Groening his own weekly music column, "Sound Mix," in 1982. His office at Fox has the frantic clutter of a teen-ager's bedroom. Following this success, came his next work, Work is Hell, also published by Deborah Caplan. Hair High (2004) as Dill After graduating to a job at a record store called Licorice Pizza, whose gimmick it was to give away licorice to its customers (but whose employees often found themselves providing free licorice meals to the indigent instead), Groening began drawing "Life in Hell," a self-published, xeroxed comic book starring Binky, a lonely, alienated rabbit living in low-income Hollywood hell. The Longest Daycare (2012) Groening has said that due to his limited drawing ability, it's unlikely he could get a job as an animator on "The Simpsons" today. [41] Groening conceived of the idea for the Simpsons in the lobby of James L. Brooks's office and hurriedly sketched out his version of a dysfunctional family: Homer, the overweight father; Marge, the slim mother; Bart, the bratty oldest child; Lisa, the intelligent middle child; and Maggie, the baby. Matt Groening and Deborah Caplan married in 1986 and have two children: Homer (who goes by the name of Will) and Abe. They had 2 children. Groening is married to his wife Agustina Picasso an Argentine artist. [38] After Groening ended the strip, the Center for Cartoon Studies commissioned a poster that was presented to Groening in honor of his work. [15] Soon afterward, Caplan and Groening left and put together the Life in Hell Co., which handled merchandising for Life in Hell. In 1994, Groening and other Simpsons producers pitched a live-action spin-off about Krusty the Clown (with Dan Castellaneta playing the lead role), but were unsuccessful in getting it off the ground. This one is a Cinderella story: humble beginings, the insidious discouragement of petty authority figures, the unexpected intervention by fairy godproducer James L. Brooks and the eventual (stormy) marriage to a wealthy potentate (Rupert Murdoch's Fox network). [53] While designing Lisa, Groening "couldn't be bothered to even think about girls' hair styles". [97], Matt was the brother-in-law of Hey Arnold!, Dinosaur Train and Ready Jet Go! They had two sons together, Homer and Abe. [41] The entire Simpson family was designed so that they would be recognizable in silhouette. (2006). Chester Bennington American Singer-Songwriter. In 2008, Matt Groening won the Annie Award in the Writing in a Feature Production for comedy film The Simpsons movie. Matthew Abram Groening ( / ren / GRAY-ning; born February 15, 1954) [1] is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator. "That there's no Jim Brooks around. In 1987, Groening married fellow Weekly staffer Deborah Caplan. "Teachers, principals, clergymen, politicians -- for the Simpsons, they're all goofballs, and I think that's a great message for kids." A critic of most of what is on television, Mr. Groening sees the popularity of "The Simpsons" as a challenge to the writers and producers who have been inundating America with successive waves of innocuous situation comedies. Groening is a 68-year-old who was born on February 15, 1954, in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. Matthew Abram Groening (/ren/ GRAY-ning; born February 15, 1954)[1] is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator. Deborah Caplan Born - Unknown Deborah is a publisher. [41][42][43] Groening famously named the main Simpson characters after members of his own family: his parents, Homer and Marge (Margaret or Marjorie in full), and his younger sisters, Lisa and Margaret (Maggie). Over the years, "The Simpsons" and its irreverently unsentimental outlook have provoked a mountain of commentary about the decline of American culture. Homer Groening (born 1991) If you answered yes to one or more of the above questions, you are probably a fan of Matt Groening. But the conformity of a suburban existence soon proved dull, even to a young Groening. The Simpsons was mostly a satire aimed at politicians, teachers, police and other authorities. [71] He has had several cameo appearances in the show, with a speaking role in the episode "My Big Fat Geek Wedding". Groening feared that he would have to give up his ownership rights, and that the show would fail and take down his comic strip with it. [8][9] Homer, born in Main Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada, grew up in a Plautdietsch-speaking family. The series, Disenchantment, was ordered by Netflix on July 25, 2017. "I wanted to write something they couldn't teach in high school because it had too much foul language," he said. This is likely influenced by the name of Groening's own parents. Deborah Kaplan is currently available. He described life in Los Angeles to his friends in the form of the self-published comic book Life in Hell, which became loosely inspired by the chapter How to Go to Hell in Walter Kaufmanns book Critique of Religion and Philosophy. In 2009, the show beat Gunsmoke to become the longest-running entertainment show on primetime TV. Yet Groening's DNA is all over the show, from the characters named after the streets of his hometown (Flanders, Lovejoy, etc. A team of production companies adapted The Simpsons into a half-hour series for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Anyone can read what you share. [36] Released a month later, the book was an underground success, selling 22,000 copies in its first two printings. [39], Life in Hell caught the attention of Hollywood writer-director-producer and Gracie Films founder James L. Brooks, who had been shown the strip by fellow producer Polly Platt. The Good, the Bart, and the Loki (2021) [109], He was awarded the Inkpot Award in 1988. Patricia was an art dealer. Where Does Matt Groening Live? 4) Disagreeably damp and jittery? Groening is estimated to be worth US$ 500 million. She joked that "his godfather is SpongeBob's creator Stephen Hillenburg". After attending Evergreen College in Olympia, Wash., Mr. Groening moved to Los Angeles to become a writer, but he didn't really have any idea how to get started. Groening and Deborah Caplan married in 1986[27] and had two sons together, Homer (who goes by Will) and Abe,[44] both of whom Groening occasionally portrays as rabbits in Life in Hell. But while he used to drive a beat-up Dodge Dart, he now drives a sleek new BMW. After marriage, he became step father to Augustina Picassos daughter Camille. It may simply be, he speculates, "that people don't get it.". [95] In 2020, their daughter Nirvana was born. While working on his animated series Futurama, he took up multiple roles like voice actor, creator, writer and executive producer of the show. In interview after interview, he has recalled his youthful vow never to forget what childhood was like -- a gauntlet of petty rules and restrictions that exist only to be broken. The couple divorced in 1999. The strip gained traction after a shift in tone, with Binky becoming less preachy and more of a victim of the cultural and social forces that browbeat dissidents into submission. Published a month later, the book was an underground success, selling 22,000 copies in its first two printings. In fact, to prove that he didn't mean anything by naming a fat, incompetent slob like Homer Simpson after his father, he named his first son Homer, too. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. ------------------------------------------. Deborah Caplan and Matt Groening are divorced after a marriage of 13 years. In 2016, Groening developed a new series for Netflix, Disenchantment, which premiered in August 2018. Tags: Geek (1), Animation (1), Cartoons (1 . It's my foundation,"[37] the June 16, 2012 strip marked Life in Hell's conclusion. "I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, because this is how everyone is treated [in Hollywood]," he told Mother Jones. Deborah Caplan-Matt Groening: 68: Aquarius: Cartoonist: American: Children Name Gender Born Age Other Parent; Homer: Male: 1991: 31 years old: Matt Groening: Abe: Male: 1993: 29 years old: Matt Groening: Discussions Have your say Be the first to make a comment >> Recommended Recommended. 2002, 2003 and 2004. That year, he also began working for the alternative-weekly newspaper the L.A. "Technically, I'm an agnostic, but I definitely believe in hell especially after watching the . [56], The Simpsons shorts first appeared in The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. By his own description, Mr. Groening behaved as a child much as Bart Simpson would if only he had more scholastic aptitude. Groening's writing credits for the show are for the premiere episode, "Space Pilot 3000" (co-written with Cohen), "Rebirth" (story) and "In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" (story). '", Sharing one inane series of meetings, he told the magazine, "I said, 'Look, I told you "Futurama" is not going to be bland and boring like "The Jetsons." This comic book made its official debut as a comic strip in the Reader on April 25, 1980, and caught the attention of Hollywood writer-producer and Gracie Films founder James L. Brooks, who had been shown the strip by fellow producer Polly Platt. But the short clips were a hit with fans, and producers began exploring a standalone series as Tracey Ullman floundered in the ratings. His favorite artist is Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention and his favorite album is Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart (which was produced by Zappa). At its peak, the cartoon was carried in 250 weekly newspapers. "If there's a message that runs through the show," he told The New York Times in 2001, well after he had become wealthy and influential beyond his wildest dreams, "it's that maybe the authorities don't have your best interests at heart. By high school, Groening had learned to channel his subversive leanings in a manner that engaged his classmates. And the idea of creating a show on his own appealed to him. But he realized that Fox would own whatever characters went on the air. In 2004. He made his first professional cartoon sale to the avant-garde Wet magazine in 1978. Its first ten episodes premiered on the streaming service in August 2018, with the remaining ten episodes of the initial order scheduled to air in September 2019. And yet he speaks like the kid who just made it big, who still can't believe his luck. He is the creator of the comic strip Life in Hell (19772012) and the television series The Simpsons (1989present), Futurama (19992003, 20082013, 2023present[2]), and Disenchantment (2018present). "Hey, they were right! He went through what he described as "a series of lousy jobs," including being an extra in the television movie When Every Day Was the Fourth of July,[25] busing tables,[26] washing dishes at a nursing home, clerking at the Hollywood Licorice Pizza record store, landscaping in a sewage treatment plant,[27] and chauffeuring and ghostwriting for a retired Western director. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/matthew-abram-groening-2308.php, 20th Century Film & Theater Personalities, 21st Century Film & Theater Personalities, 20th Century American Film & Theater Personalities, 21st Century American Film & Theater Personalities, Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour), Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less). Matt Groening married Deborah Caplan in 1986. "What's happened is that mainstream culture has gotten so good at marketing pseudo-hipness that it overwhelms other choices that are out there.". A few years earlier they had set up their own syndicate, ACME Features, to distribute the strip. [79] On July 25, 2017, the series, Disenchantment, was ordered by Netflix. [49] Marge's distinct beehive hairstyle was inspired by Bride of Frankenstein and the style that Margaret Groening wore during the 1960s, although her hair was never blue. Let us look in detail into Groenings family tree. After spending a few years researching science fiction, Groening got together with Simpsons writer and producer David X. Cohen (known as David S. Cohen at the time) in 1997 and developed Futurama, an animated series about life in the year 3000. "Do people who don't have cockroaches and can afford their rent, are they happier?" The show continued in to 2013,[76][77] before Comedy Central announced in April 2013 that they would not be renewing it beyond its seventh season. He was born in Portland, Oregon, the middle of five children (older brother Mark and sister Patty were born in 1950 and 1952, while the younger sisters Lisa and Maggie in 1956 and 1958, respectively). [10], Matt's grandfather, Abraham Groening, was a professor at Tabor College, a Mennonite Brethren liberal arts college in Hillsboro, Kansas, before moving to Albany College (now known as Lewis and Clark College) in Oregon in 1930. In 2016, he developed a new series for Netflix, Disenchantment, which began in August 2018. Now I'm deliriously happy all the time.". Surname is pronounced "gray-ning" (rhymes with "raining"); born February 15, 1954, in Portland, OR; son of Homer (a filmmaker) and Margaret Ruth (ateacher; maiden name, Wiggum) Groening; married Deborah Lee Caplan (Groening's manager and business partner), October 29, 1986; children: Homer, Abraham. (2005). [74] In an interview with CNN, Groening said that "we have a great relationship with Comedy Central and we would love to do more episodes for them, but I don't know We're having discussions and there is some enthusiasm but I can't tell if it's just me". Matt Groening received the British Comedy Award for his Outstanding contribution to comedy. Post years of research in science fiction, in 1997, Matt Groening along with producer, David X Cohen, created an animated series project titled Futurama, about life in the year 3000. But mainly, he is Matt Groening. Deborah Kaplan has been divorced from Matt Groening since 1999. Matt is stepfather to Agustinas daughter, Camille. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Matt Groening was the writer and executive producer of this project. Matt Groening Love Is Hell His then-girlfriend and co-worker at the Reader Deborah Caplan offered to publish "Love is Hell", a series of relationship-themed Life in Hell strips, in book form. Matt Groening received the Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Primetime or Late Night Television Program for The Simpsons in the years 1998, 2000 and 2001. He first sold his comic to magazine Wet, in 1978. He is also a father to five more children. Groening is the brother-in-law of the creator of Hey Arnold !, Craig Barlett, who is married to his sister Lisa. Groening won a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 14, 2012. In the following week's column, he would confess to fabricating everything in the previous column and swear that everything in the new column was true. [98] Bartlett used to appear in Simpsons Illustrated. Work is Hell soon followed, also published by Caplan. [72] Groening described trying to get the show on the air as "by far the worst experience of [his] grown-up life. Some seven years after Binky and his one-eared son, Bongo, first began delving into their epic disaffection, and the heroically insecure (but enterprising) gay twins Akbar and Jeff opened the first of their reprobate money-making "huts," "The Simpsons," the first animated series to hit prime time in 20 years, made its television debut. However, Matt and Deborah divorced in 1999. He currently serves at The Simpsons as an executive producer and creative consultant. Brooks selected his longtime colleague Sam Simon to help Groening develop the animated series, and The Simpsons dynasty began on December 17, 1989, when the first episode aired. Groening has received 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, 11 for The Simpsons and 2 for Futurama, and a British Comedy Award due to outstanding contribution to comedy in 2004. [26][31], Groening had gained employment at the Los Angeles Reader, a newly formed alternative newspaper, delivering papers,[15] typesetting, editing and answering phones. [111], Groening, Matt; Reiss, Mike; Kirkland, Mark. Groening has received 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, 11 for The Simpsons and 2 for Futurama, and a British Comedy Award due to outstanding contribution to comedy in 2004. [57] Another family member, Grampa Simpson, was introduced in the later shorts. Published a month later, the book was an underground success, selling 22,000 copies in its first two printings. He notes with a chuckle that he has just received the lastest shipment of Simpsoniana: Bart golf balls. Deborah Caplan: Net Worth: $600 million: Birth Place: Portland, OR: Nationality: American: Education: Evergreen State College: Father: Homer Philip Groening: Mother: Groening is credited with writing or co-writing the episodes "Some Enchanted Evening", "The Telltale Head", "Colonel Homer" and "22 Short Films About Springfield". Groening also became a father of twins On June 16, 2018, when his wife Agustina gave birth to Sol Matthew and Venus Ruth, as reported via Instagram. He is a man of above-average stature. The couple has two sons, Homer and Abe. His mission, Groening has said, was to create a sofa-centric sitcom about a typical American family and turn it upside down in retaliation for all the bad TV he watched as a kid. [2], On January 15, 2016, it was announced that Groening was in talks with Netflix to develop a new animated series. It was Mr. Groening's girlfriend, Deborah Caplan (now his wife), who in 1984 gave the comic strip its first lift by forming a small company to publish a collection of his cartoons, "Love Is Hell . He ran for student body president on the "Teens for Decency" ("If You're Against Decency, What Are You For?") The weekly comic strip chronicles the miseries of Bongo, the one-eared rabbit, as well as those of Akbar and Jeff, the lovelorn look-alikes. The Simpsons (1989-present) I like the idea of trying to be successful on some level, at least reaching an audience enough so that you can sustain it and keep on going." For a man who has become famous on the strength of his dark musings, starting with "Life in Hell," his weekly comic strip, Mr. Groening (it rhymes with complaining, his publicist says) comes off in person as surprisingly benign: big, bearish and still a bit astonished to find his jokes getting so out of hand. It was reported on January 15, 2016, that Groening was in talks with Netflix to develop a new animated series. And they said, 'Don't make it like "Blade Runner"!' [14] Following his high school graduation in 1972,[15] Groening attended the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Groening worked at the Reader for six years, as a typesetter, editor, paste-up artist and rock critic. [63], The series quickly became a worldwide phenomenon, to the surprise of many. In 2009 and 2010, Matt Groening was awarded with the Annie Award in the category Best Animated Home Entertainment for Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs and Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder respectively. [80] He described the fantasy-oriented series as originating in a sketchbook full of "fantastic creatures we couldn't do on The Simpsons". He was an English major and a World War II vet. Groening and his wife Agustina Picasso welcomed a baby in May 2013 named Nathaniel Philip Picasso Groening, named after writer Nathanael West. Matt and Deborah separated in 1999. Matt Groening, an American animator, television producer, author, and cartoonist, has an estimated net worth of a staggering $600 million. Matt and Deborah separated in 1999. While at college, he befriended famous cartoonist Lynda Barry, whom he also regards as a great inspiration. "[17] The Simpsons was co-developed by Groening, Brooks, and Sam Simon, a writer-producer with whom Brooks had worked on previous projects. Groening has won 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, 11 for The Simpsons and 2 for Futurama, and a British Comedy Award for "outstanding contribution to comedy" in 2004. Matt Groening sa constellation est Verseau et . "That your moral authorities don't always have your best interests in mind," he told Mother Jones magazine. And it's not going to be dark and drippy like "Blade Runner." AT WORK WITH: Matt Groening; The Fun of Being Bart's Real Dad, https://www.nytimes.com/1993/02/25/garden/at-work-with-matt-groening-the-fun-of-being-bart-s-real-dad.html. It was at this time that he began drawing cartoons for his self-published book titled Life in Hell, which was based on his struggles and featured Binky an oppressed rabbit. Le 15-2-1954 , Matt Groening (surnom: Matthew Abram Groening, Bat Groening, Mad Groening) est n Portland, Oregon, United States. As to the autonomy he'd enjoyed with "The Simpsons," Groening was told, "We don't do business like that anymore. They had been married for 11.1 years. 6, the list of recipients had grown from 20 to 500. However, Groening had expressed a desire to continue the Futurama franchise in some form, including as a theatrical film. [15] At the end of its run, Life in Hell was carried in 250 weekly newspapers and has been anthologized in a series of books, including School is Hell, Childhood is Hell, The Big Book of Hell, and The Huge Book of Hell.