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Matt Groening

1954-02-15 Portland, Oregon, USA

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Biografia

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.

Películas

It Came From Aquarius Records Himself 2022-06-03
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out! Self 2021-10-08
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos Aldo Leopold (voice) 2021-05-07
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! Himself 2015-04-25
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman Self - Creator of 'The Simpsons' 2015-12-26
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents Himself 2015-03-14
I Know That Voice Self 2014-01-07
Sex and Broadcasting Self 2014-11-15
The One and Only June Foray Self 2013-01-16
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope Self 2011-09-10
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice! Self 2010-01-10
Les 20 ans des Simpson Self - Simpsons Creator 2009-12-12
The Seventh Python Self 2008-06-26
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary Self 2007-05-20
Tales of the Rat Fink Finkster (voice) 2006-01-01
The Devil and Daniel Johnston Self 2006-03-31
Hair High Will (voice) 2004-04-17
Comic Book: The Movie Matt Groening 2004-01-27
The Simpsons: America's First Family Self 2000-07-23
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation Self 2000-11-08
The Beatles Revolution Self 2000-11-17
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer Self 2000-12-14
Futurama: Welcome to the World of Tomorrow Self 1999-05-29
Olive, the Other Reindeer Arturo (voice) 1999-12-17
Yesterday's Tomorrows Self 1999-08-09
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart Himself 1997-08-19
An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa Self (archive footage) 1994-01-07
The Revenge of the Dead Indians Himself 1993-01-01
The Rock Bottom Remainders Self 1992-05-25
The Magical World of Chuck Jones Self 1992-10-23
Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko Self 1991-01-01
Drugs: Killers or Dillers? 1972-01-01
The Salmon Street Saga 1970-01-01
The Story Himself 1969-02-18
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story Self