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Matt Groening (I)
Growing up in Portland, Oregon, Matt Groening did not particularly like school, which is what originally turned him towards drawing. In the mid-1980s, he moved to Los Angeles and started drawing a comic strip named "Life in Hell", which eventually became published in the newspaper where he worked. In 1988, James L. Brooks, looking for a filler in ...
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Disenchantment
(TV Series) (created by - 40 episodes, 2018 - 2021) (developed by - 40 episodes, 2018 - 2021) (written by - 1 episode, 2018)
- Episode #2.19
(2021)
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- Episode #2.18
(2021)
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- Episode #2.17
(2021)
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- Episode #2.16
(2021)
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- Episode #2.15
(2021)
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The Simpsons
(TV Series) (created by - 661 episodes, 1989 - 2020) (developed by - 661 episodes, 1989 - 2020) (written by - 4 episodes, 1990 - 1996)
- Episode #32.1
(2020)
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- Episode #31.1
(2019)
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- The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby
(2019)
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- I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh
(2019)
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- Girl's in the Band
(2019)
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2018
L'histoire racontée par des chaussettes
(TV Mini-Series) (inspired by - 1 episode)
- L'invention des Simpson
(2018)
... (inspired by - uncredited)
Futurama
(TV Series) (created by - 124 episodes, 1999 - 2013) (developed by - 124 episodes, 1999 - 2013) (story by - 2 episodes, 2010) (written by - 1 episode, 1999)
- Meanwhile
(2013)
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- Stench and Stenchibility
(2013)
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- Murder on the Planet Express
(2013)
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- Game of Tones
(2013)
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- Leela and the Genestalk
(2013)
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2007
The Simpsons Movie
(based on the television series "The Simpsons" created by - uncredited) / (based on the television series "The Simpsons" developed by - uncredited) / (screenplay)
1987-1989
The Tracey Ullman Show
(TV Series) (written by - 4 episodes)
- Episode #3.21
(1989)
... (written by - segment "Psychiatric Hour")
- Episode #2.19
(1988)
... (written by - segment "Fear")
- Episode #2.7
(1987)
... (written by - segment "Space Patrol")
- Lottery/Ambulance Pickup/Golf/Girl on a Ledge
(1987)
... (written by - segment "Good Night")
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Writes and draws the widely syndicated cartoon strip "Life in Hell" (1978-present). See more »Alternate Names:
Bat Groaning | Bat Groening | Brat Groening | Maaaaaaatt Groening | Mad Matt Groening | Mad Groening | Malevolent Matt Groening | Matt ''Mildly Frightening'' Groening | Matt ''Scary Nickname'' Groening | Matt 'Count Chocula' Groening | Matt 'El Monstro' Groening | Matt 'Funk Lord of USA' Groening | Matt 'Grave-Robbin' Groening | Matt 'Griddlecakes' Groening | Matt 'Merchandising' Groening | Matt 'Monstroso' Groening | Matt 'Mr Spooky' Groening | Matt 'Scary Nickname' Groening | Morbid Matt Groening | Mud Groening | Mummified Matt Groening | Rat Groening | Wotsa Matta U. Groening | Matt Gruesome | Bat Groin Injury | Matt Groin Injury | Grat Moaning | The Rock Bottom RemaindersHeight:
5' 9" (1.75 m)
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On the television series [The Simpsons], a joke has to pass muster about 100 times before it gets on the air. On the movie, it's probably 1,000 times. There are jokes that were funny the first 350 times, and then, the 351st time, we go, "Ah, I'm kinda tired of that", so we change it. And what stays in are the most obvious, dumb, visceral, knee jerk, mayhem gags. Any time a character falls down, ... See more »Trivia:
His parents were Homer and Margaret, and his sisters were Lisa and Maggie. See more »Trademark:
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