[108] In 2007, he was ranked fourth (and highest American by birth) in a list of the "top 100 living geniuses", published by British newspaper The Daily Telegraph. The PJs (1999-2001) Needless to say, the life-affirming executives at Fox worried that the show was too dark and negative. Bush family aside, who is not a fan of Matt Groening? Despite his status as an ultimate insider, Groening's writing has always been that of an outsider. Twenty-four years ago, Groening was just another unrecognized genius driving to Los Angeles in a crummy car with a coat hanger for a radio antenna. He also plays the drums in the all-author rock and roll band The Rock Bottom Remainders (although he is listed as the cowbell player), whose other members include Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Scott Turow, Amy Tan, James McBride, Mitch Albom, Roy Blount Jr., Stephen King, Kathi Kamen Goldmark, Sam Barry and Greg Iles. His mother, Margaret, though, used to have "huge hair.". "[46] He also formed Zongo Comics in 1995, an imprint of Bongo that published comics for more mature readers,[46] which included three issues of Mary Fleener's Fleener[84] and seven issues of his close friend Gary Panter's Jimbo comics. Groening knew this would have meant losing ownership rights to his characters, so he decided to start from scratch. Yet Groening's DNA is all over the show, from the characters named after the streets of his hometown (Flanders, Lovejoy, etc. It sneaked up on everybody. They had 2 children, Homer (32) and Abe (30). "Do people who don't have cockroaches and can afford their rent, are they happier?" Deborah is a publisher. 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. [8][9] Homer, born in Main Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada, grew up in a Plautdietsch-speaking family. (After 13 years of marriage, Caplan filed for divorce in March 1999, the same month as Groening's second show, "Futurama," premiered. Born in 1954 in Portland, Oregon, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening had, in many ways, an idyllic childhood. After four years the show was cancelled, however, it maintained a strong fan following. The couple also welcomes daughters Luna Margaret and India Mia born in 2015. The comic strip Life in Hell was a huge success. By coincidence, they chose "Abraham", unaware that it was the name of Groening's grandfather. Executive producer and show runner Mike Scully once told the New Yorker, "People are always asking why 'The Simpsons' is still so good after all these years, and, at the risk of pissing off all the other writers, I think I'd have to say that the main reason is probably George." He also co-wrote and produced The Simpsons Movie, released in 2007. Reader in 1986, after writing a letter to the editor over a fellow writer's dismissal, but by then Life in Hell was already appearing in other alt-weeklies and providing extra income through merchandise sales. Sometime after midnight on the day of his arrival, his car stalled in the fast lane of the Hollywood Freeway in 100 degree heat. Perhaps, were he to walk in off the street, he could get a job as a writer on the show. Matt Groening (full Name: Matthew Abram Groening) is a popular American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. From 1972 through 1977, Groening studied at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, a liberal arts school that Groening described as a hippie college, with no grades or required classes, that drew every weirdo in the Northwest. But when pressed, he concedes that he is not sure what makes his critique of Middle America so appealing to Middle Americans. He is a man of above-average stature. By now, though, the damage, such as it is, has clearly been done: the show has entered the very pop culture it pokes so much fun at. The two married in 2011 after a four-year relationship. 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. About Matt Groening is a 68 year old American Cartoonist. However, he began doing a series of odd jobs while at the city. Illustrated commentary for ", Groening, Matt. He donned the role of an executive producer for animated films Futurama: Bender's Game (2007), Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008), Futurama: Bender's Game (2008), and Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009). He simply shrugs and buys more computer games, like the electronic ant farm that once caught his fancy. 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. The team included what is now the Klasky Csupo animation house. It was Groening's first day in hell. They have a son, Nathaniel, and twin daughters, Luna and India. In 2011, he married artist Augustina Picasso, with whom he had been in a relationship for four years. He used to write articles and draw cartoon illustrations for the journal. ), to his selection of Danny Elfman to compose the iconic theme song, to his insistence on the cartoon adhering to the normal laws of physics despite the liberties taken with continuity. He works as a cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator. The Simpsons is the longest-running U.S. primetime-television series in history and the longest-running U.S. animated series and sitcom. [53] While designing Lisa, Groening "couldn't be bothered to even think about girls' hair styles". 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. "Teachers, principals, clergymen, politicians -- for the Simpsons, they're all goofballs, and I think that's a great message for kids." 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." [98] Bartlett used to appear in Simpsons Illustrated. [107] He received a British Comedy Award for "outstanding contribution to comedy" in 2004. 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. [109], He was awarded the Inkpot Award in 1988. On this date in 1954, Matthew Abraham Groening was born in Portland, Ore., to Homer Groening, an advertising agent and amateur cartoonist, and Margaret Wiggum. 8) Does this fill you with shame and guilt and cheese puffs? It's my foundation,"[37] the June 16, 2012 strip marked Life in Hell's conclusion. "Of course, those are all true. "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. 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. James L. Brooks negotiated a provision in the contract with the Fox network that prevented Fox from interfering with the show's content. "The Simpsons" has earned Fox's parent company, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., well over a billion dollars, and its role in the network's growth has been incalculable. [27] He showed his cartoons to the editor, James Vowell, who was impressed and eventually gave him a spot in the paper. **** A few years earlier they had set up their own syndicate, ACME Features, to distribute the strip. Later, Groening attended Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash., which was known for its extremely liberal (no grades, no core requirements) liberal arts program. Groening is credited with writing or co-writing the episodes "Some Enchanted Evening", "The Telltale Head", "Colonel Homer" and "22 Short Films About Springfield". Futurama (1999-2013) Writer/director Deborah Kaplan met partner, writer/director Harry Elfont, at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts' prestigious film school. He received the Annie Award (for accomplishments in animation) in the Best Animated Television Production category for his series The Simpsons for six years from the year 1992 to 1997. 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Groening was married to Deborah Caplan from 1986 to 1999. I think he kind of wants to prove, maybe to no one but himself, that he can do it without those guys.". Deborah Kaplan is currently available. Then Fox moved "Futurama" to Tuesday night, and audiences fell to about 8 million. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. [26][32] Vowell also gave Groening his own weekly music column, "Sound Mix," in 1982. Matts youngest child is named after writer Nathaniel West. The series, Disenchantment, was ordered by Netflix on July 25, 2017. "I showed it to the editor of the Los Angeles Reader," he once told an interviewer, "and he hired me immediately -- to deliver newspapers." [81] The cast includes Abbi Jacobson, Eric Andre, and Nat Faxon. A self-published anthology of "Love Is Hell" led to a deal with Pantheon Books, and eventually Caplan began running Life In Hell Inc. But he realized that Fox would own whatever characters went on the air. [30] Groening distributed the comic book in the book corner of Licorice Pizza, a record store in which he worked. Still, it's clear that Groening's satire feeds on frustration and the stupidity of others. Matt Groening (1954-) biography on Film Reference. 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. In 2011, he married artist Augustina Picasso, with whom he had been in a relationship for four years. They had two sons together, Homer and Abe. Matt Groening was born on 15 February 1954, at Portland, in Oregon, USA. 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. ", Mr. Groening identifies closely with the oppressed children of America, sitting at their desks, waiting to cause trouble. [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. 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). It was reported on January 15, 2016, that Groening was in talks with Netflix to develop a new animated series. Though the Tracy Ullman Show was soon cancelled, The Simpsons had gained popularity and earned its exclusive half an hour spin-off series. Deborah Kaplan Entertainment - Director Why Famous: is an American screenwriter and film director Age: N/A Deborah Kaplan's Relationships (2) Matt Groening Arts - Other Why Famous: The Simpsons and Futurama Let us look in detail into Groenings family tree. 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. The early iteration of The Simpsons was a crude, Neanderthal version of the family that would become ubiquitous in pop culture; both Bart and Lisa were troublemakers, and Homer was a barely controlled cauldron of rage. "Hey, they were right! The company published comics related to The Simpsons and Futurama. [17] He served as the editor of the campus newspaper, The Cooper Point Journal, for which he also wrote articles and drew cartoons. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. The broken-down car has alternately been described as a '63 Dodge Dart and a '72 Datsun. What may never happen again is another show that comes along and had the overall importance to a particular company like 'The Simpsons' has had for News Corp.", Groening was outspoken about his criticisms of Fox's business practices and its inexplicably shabby treatment of him and his new show. 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 studied at Evergreen State College and edited the campus newspaper. I vowed I would never forget what it was like.". 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. He made his first professional cartoon sale of Life in Hell to the avant-garde magazine Wet in 1978. 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. But in any case, Groening allowed the series to evolve under the tutelage of his writers, the undisputed champions of television comedy. 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. "What's happened is that mainstream culture has gotten so good at marketing pseudo-hipness that it overwhelms other choices that are out there.". [8][50] Bart's original design, which appeared in the first shorts, had spikier hair, and the spikes were of different lengths. [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. Deborah Caplan and Matt Groening are divorced after a marriage of 13 years. 4) Disagreeably damp and jittery? 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. "The Simpsons" premiered in 1990, and eventually became the most popular, most widely broadcast and one of the longest-running shows in television history. Life in Hell caught the attention of American producer James L. Brooks. He befriended fellow cartoonist Lynda Barry and, finding no real authority to rebel against, he turned to cartooning in earnest. In 1972, he enrolled at the Evergreen State College in Olympia and studied there for five years. In 2002, Groening received the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award due to his work on Life in Hell. 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. Along with mailing the comics to friends and family back in Portland, he attempted to sell his stapled-together books from his record store. His father Homer, born in Main Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada, grew up in a Mennonite, Plautdietsch-speaking family. 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. He is 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-onwards [2] ), and Disenchantment (2018-2022). [28][29], Groening described life in Los Angeles to his friends in the form of the self-published comic book Life in Hell, which was loosely inspired by the chapter "How to Go to Hell" in Walter Kaufmann's book Critique of Religion and Philosophy. Matt Groening's income source is mostly from being a successful Cartoonist. [80] He described the fantasy-oriented series as originating in a sketchbook full of "fantastic creatures we couldn't do on The Simpsons". View Matt Groening results including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. [62] "Some Enchanted Evening" was the first full-length episode produced, but it did not broadcast until May 1990, as the last episode of the first season, because of animation problems. Agustina Picasso Born - Unknown Agustina is an Argentinian artist. [34], Life in Hell became popular almost immediately. Creating 'The Simpsons:' How Matt Groening's Own Family Inspired the Characters, Matt Groening; Photo: Gary Moss/Corbis via Getty Images, Matt Groening with a cutout of Bart Simpson; Photo: Getty Images, James Cameron Keeps Smashing His Own Records, The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. 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. Groening serves as the creator of the comic strip Life in Hell (19772012) and the television series The Simpsons (1989present), Futurama (19992003, 20082013, 2023, and Disenchantment (2018present). Matt and Deborah separated in 1999. [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. (Statements like these, of course, set off fits of right-wing apoplexy, much to the amusement and delight of everyone else. The couple has two sons, Homer and Abe. The duo left the newspaper company and Matt Groening founded the Acme Features Syndicate that distributed Life in Hell. Groening made his first professional cartoon sale of Life in Hell to the avant-garde magazine Wet in 1978. And the idea of creating a show on his own appealed to him. After marriage, he became step father to Augustina Picasso's daughter Camille. Leslie Jordan. Groening and Deborah Caplan married in 1986 and had two sons, Homer (who goes by Will) and Abe. [17] In an effort to add more music to the column, he "just made stuff up,"[25] concocting and reviewing fictional bands and nonexistent records. Before, Groening was married to his first wife Deborah Caplan. As a third-grader, he entered a short-story contest set up with the premise that a child walks into his attic, bumps his head and then knows what he wants to become when he grows up. [97], Matt was the brother-in-law of Hey Arnold!, Dinosaur Train and Ready Jet Go! He found some work along those lines, whipping up slogans for horror movies, but also took on. Needless to say, it panned out. [66] Despite common fan belief that Sideshow Bob Terwilliger was named after SW Terwilliger Boulevard in Portland, he was actually named after the character Dr. Terwilliker from the film The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.[67], Although Groening has pitched a number of spin-offs from The Simpsons, those attempts have been unsuccessful. Deborah Caplan and Matt Groening are divorced after a marriage of 13 years. In order to avoid insulting another family member by making him the namesake of a Simpsons character, he left Homer's father unnamed. 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