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Matt Groening

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Matt Groening

b. 1954

American cartoonist and animator (born 1954)

Postwar

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Key Dates

Birth

1954 February 15, 1954 →

Biography

Matthew Abram Groening is an American cartoonist and animator. He is the creator of the television series The Simpsons (1989–present), Futurama, and Disenchantment (2018–2023), as well as the comic strip Life in Hell (1977–2012).

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Timeline

1954
Birth

American animator, producer, and screenwriter

February 15 →

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