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Groening
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Matt Groening, creator and executive producer of FOX's Emmy
Award-winning series The Simpsons, changed
television
forever when he brought animation back to primetime with his
immortal nuclear family. In its eleventh season and having
passed its milestone 200th episode, The Simpsons is
now the longest-running comedy currently on television and
the longest-running primetime animated series in television
history.
Originally
brought to life in 1987 for FOX's Emmy Award-winning series
The Tracey Ullman Show, The Simpsons was Groening's
introduction into the animation world. Previously, he was
best known for his "Life in Hell" cartoon strip,
an irreverent portrayal of broken life that debuted in 1977
and currently appears in more than 250 newspapers worldwide.
In 1993 he formed Bongo Comics Group, through which he serves
as publisher of Simpsons Comics, Itchy & Scratchy
Comics, Bartman, Radioactive Man, Lisa
Comics and Krusty Comics. In 1995 he founded and
published Zongo Comics, which included Jimbo and Fleener.
In addition to producing his weekly strip, keeping on top
of the ongoing production demands of the weekly television
series, and meeting regularly with the Bongo team, Groening
oversees all aspects of the licensing and merchandising
of "The Simpsons."
In addition
to the recent best-seller The Simpsons: A Complete Guide
to Our Favorite Family, Groening's books, based on "Life
in Hell" and The Simpsons, include Love Is Hell,
Work is Hell, School is Hell, The Big Book
of Hell, Akbar & Jeff's Guide to Life, Love
is Hell 10th Anniversary Edition, Binky's Guide to
Love, The Simpsons Xmas Book, The Simpsons
Rainy Day Fun Book, Making Faces With the Simpsons,
Bart Simpson's Guide To Life, The Simpsons' Uncensored
Family Album, Cartooning With The Simpsons, Simpsons
Illustrated magazine, Simpson Comics & Stories
comic book, Simpsons Comics Extravaganza, Simpsons
Comics Spectacular, Bartman: The Best of The Best,
and Simpsons Comics Simps-O-Rama.
Groening, a native of Portland, OR, resides in Los Angeles. |
