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| '''Matt Groening''' (born ], ]) (name rhymes with "raining", ] ) is an American ] artist and the creator (and now creative consultant) of ] and ]. In high school, he was the student body president, with his title stripped when he tried to amend the ] to make him an all-powerful president for life. Post-secondary school, he graduated from ]. | '''Matt Groening''' (last name pronounced Grain'-ing) (born ], ]) (name rhymes with "raining", ] ) is an American ] artist and the creator (and now creative consultant) of ] and ]. In high school, he was the student body president, with his title stripped when he tried to amend the ] to make him an all-powerful president for life. Post-secondary school, he graduated from ]. | ||
| Before his work in television, Groening created the syndicated cartoon ], which is still carried in many weekly newspapers and has been anthologized in a series of books, such as: | Before his work in television, Groening created the syndicated cartoon ], which is still carried in many weekly newspapers and has been anthologized in a series of books, such as: | ||
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Matt Groening (last name pronounced Grain'-ing) (born February 15, 1954) (name rhymes with "raining", SAMPA ) is an American cartoon artist and the creator (and now creative consultant) of The Simpsons and Futurama. In high school, he was the student body president, with his title stripped when he tried to amend the constitution to make him an all-powerful president for life. Post-secondary school, he graduated from The Evergreen State College.
Before his work in television, Groening created the syndicated cartoon Life in Hell, which is still carried in many weekly newspapers and has been anthologized in a series of books, such as:
- School is Hell
- Love is Hell
- Work is Hell
- The Big Book of Hell
Groening's most notable works include animated TV shows The Simpsons and Futurama. The Bart Simpson character derives from the earlier comic strip.
Groening grew up in Portland, Oregon, and seems to have found names for some characters from major Portland street names such as Flanders, Lovejoy, Powell, Quimby, and Terwilliger.
He named the main family Simpson characters after his own family (reportedly he was not feeling very creative that day):
- Lisa Groening
- Margaret Groening
- Homer Groening
- Maggie Groening
Groening also has an older brother and sister, Mark and Patty, but these siblings were left out of the Simpson family. As for Matt himself, he decided it was a bit too obvious and therefore called him "Bart" (an anagram of "brat"). Groening has also named his son Homer.
Matt Groening is part of the rock & roll band, Rock Bottom Remainders. The band consist of Stephen King, Amy Tan, Dave Barry, Mitch Albom, and several other famous writers.
External link
- Matt Groening’s Portland from the Portland Tribune
- Matt Groening's Bio at Rock Bottom Remainders' Website