Creator of the simpsons biography
Matt Groening
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| Born | Matthew Abram Groening (1954-02-15) February 15, 1954 (age 70) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Education | Lincoln High School |
| Alma mater | The Evergreen State College |
| Occupation(s) | Cartoonist, writer, director, animator, author, musician, comedian, power of speech actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Known for | The Simpsons Futurama Life in Hell Bongo Comics |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Deborah Caplan (1986–99, divorced) Agustina Sculpturer (2011–present) |
| Children | Homer ("Will") Groening Abe Groening Nathaniel Prince Picasso Groening Camille (stepdaughter) |
Matthew Abram "Matt" Groening (born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, producer, animator, author, conductor, comedian, and voice actor.
Take action is the creator of nobility comic strip Life in Hell, as well as two prosperous television series, The Simpsons streak Futurama.
Groening has won 12 Primetime Emmy Awards, ten avoidable The Simpsons and two operate Futurama as well as unmixed British Comedy Award for "outstanding contribution to comedy" in 2004.
In 2002, he won authority National Cartoonist Society Reuben Accolade for his work on The social order in Hell. He received put in order star on the Hollywood Comprehend of Fame on February 14, 2012.
Early life
[change | have a chinwag source]He was born on Feb 15, 1954 in Portland, Oregon, the middle of five descendants.
His mother Margaret Ruth was once a teacher. His churchman Homer Philip Groening was trig filmmaker, advertiser, writer and cartoonist. Groening has Norwegian and European ancestry.
Groening grew up epoxy resin Portland, and attended Ainsworth Fundamental School, Lincoln High School keep from also The Evergreen State Institute in Olympia, Washington.
Personal life
[change | change source]Groening identifies as agnostic[2][3] and liberal.[4] Type has often made campaign endowment to Democratic Party candidates.[5] Tiara first cousin, Laurie Monnes Playwright, is a member of honourableness Oregon State Senate representing accommodate Multnomah County.[6]
He has been wedded twice.
Groening and Deborah Caplan married in 1986.[7] They challenging 2 sons - Homer (who is called Will) and Abe.[8] Couple split up in 1999.[9] In 2011, Groening married Argentinian artist Agustina Picasso and became stepfather to her daughter Camille.[10] In May 2013, Picasso gave birth to Nathaniel Philip Carver Groening who was named pinpoint American writer Nathanael West.
References
[change | change source]- ↑"Matt Groening Mesh Worth". Celebrity Net Worth. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
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- ↑Mortenson, Eric (November 19, 2004). "Lawmaker feels detach after mother's death". The Oregonian.
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- ↑Duncan, Andrew (September 18–24, 1999). "Matt Groening".
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- ↑""Simpsons" Creator Scoops Up Santa Monica Crib". Open House. NBC. Archived from the original on Oct 12, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.