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Groening, Matthew Abram was born on February 15, 1954 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Homer Philip and Margaret Ruth Groening.
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Matthew Abram Groening
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Matthew Abram Groening, American writer, cartoonist. Achievements include The expression "d'oh!" from The Simpsons was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2001. Named New Public Year, Diamond Distribution Gem awards, 1993; recipient The Simpsons, Emmy award for Outstanding Animated Program, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, Futurama, Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, 2002.
Education
Bachelor, Evergreen State College, 1977.
Career
Cartoonist Life in Hell weekly comic strip (syndicated by Acme Features Syndicate), Sheridan, Oregon, since 1977. Creator, writer, cartoonist Simpson Shorts, The Tracey Ullman Show, since 1987. Creator Akbar and Jeff.
President Matt Groening Productions, Inc., Los Angeles, since 1988. Writer, story, producer, executive producer, creator, developer The Simpsons, since 1989. Writer, creator, executive producer, developer Futurama, since 1999.
Founder, public Bongo Comic Group, since 1993, Bongo Comics, 1995. Executive producer Olive, The Other Reindeer, 1999. Writer, executive producer Boo Boo Runs Wild.
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Married Deborah Lee Caplan (divorced). Children: Homer, Abe.
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American
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Named New Public Year, Diamond Distribution Gem awards, 1993. Recipient The Simpsons, Emmy award for Outstanding Animated Program, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, Futurama, Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, 2002.Named New Public Year, Diamond Distribution Gem awards, 1993. Recipient The Simpsons, Emmy award for Outstanding Animated Program, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, Futurama, Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, 2002.