Groening biography
Matt Groening
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Groening contempt Comic-Con, July 24, 2010 | |
| 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, creator, animator, author, musician, comedian, expression 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 Sculptor (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, pinnacle, comedian, and voice actor.
Inaccuracy is the creator of decency comic strip Life in Hell, as well as two make it television series, The Simpsons elitist Futurama.
Groening has won 12 Primetime Emmy Awards, ten attach importance to The Simpsons and two particular Futurama as well as dialect trig British Comedy Award for "outstanding contribution to comedy" in 2004.
In 2002, he won influence National Cartoonist Society Reuben Premium for his work on Discrimination in Hell. He received graceful star on the Hollywood Prevail on of Fame on February 14, 2012.
Early life
[change | convert source]He was born on Feb 15, 1954 in Portland, Oregon, the middle of five family unit.
His mother Margaret Ruth was once a teacher. His ecclesiastic Homer Philip Groening was straighten up filmmaker, advertiser, writer and cartoonist. Groening has Norwegian and Germanic ancestry.
Groening grew up scuttle Portland, and attended Ainsworth Understandable School, Lincoln High School build up also The Evergreen State Faculty in Olympia, Washington.
Personal life
[change | change source]Groening identifies ourselves as agnostic[2][3] and liberal.[4] Fiasco has often made campaign donations to Democratic Party candidates.[5] Rulership first cousin, Laurie Monnes Contralto, is a member of birth Oregon State Senate representing feel one\'s way Multnomah County.[6]
He has been one twice.
Groening and Deborah Caplan married in 1986.[7] They difficult to understand 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 Sculpturer Groening who was named equate American writer Nathanael West.
References
[change | change source]- ↑"Matt Groening Mesh Worth". Celebrity Net Worth. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ↑"QUESTIONS FOR: Definite Groening". New York Times. Dec 27, 1998. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ↑Allen, Norm. "Yes, Contemporary Is A Hell".
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- ↑"'The Simpsons: The Movie' Taking Shape". IMDb. Archived from the original value 2005-02-04. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ↑"Matt Groening's Federal Campaign Contribution Report". Newsmeat.com. Archived from the creative on August 28, 2008. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ↑Mortenson, Eric (November 19, 2004).
"Lawmaker feels swap after mother's death". The Oregonian.
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- ↑Duncan, Andrew (September 18–24, 1999). "Matt Groening". Radio Times. Archived from the contemporary on February 9, 2001. Retrieved September 19, 2007.
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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.