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My Take
Groening is one of those rare creators whose work quietly rewired the culture I grew up in. The Simpsons didn't just make people laugh; it taught a generation how to be skeptical of authority while still loving their dysfunctional families. What impresses me most is the throughline from a scrappy comic strip like Life in Hell to the sprawling worlds of Futurama and Disenchantment. He keeps marrying sharp social satire to genuine warmth, and the stack of awards feels almost beside the point. I admire that he built an empire without ever losing the underground, slightly subversive edge he started with.
Overview
Matthew Abram Groening ( GRAY-ning; born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist and animator. He is 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).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Matt Groening
- Name (Japanese)
- マット・グレイニング
- Reading
- まっと・ぐれいにんぐ
- Born
- February 15, 1954 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Horse
- Origin
- Portland, Oregon, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- animator / author / film producer / screenwriter / comics artist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Everett High School
- University
- Evergreen State College
Awards & achievements
- 2012 Winsor McCay Award
- 1991 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 2015 Umweltmedienpreis
- 2002 Reuben Award
- 2016 Will Eisner Hall of Fame
- 1988 Inkpot Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Simpsons | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.