Matt Groenig
Author of The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family
About the Author
Matt Groening, 1954 - Matt Groening was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He moved to Los Angeles in 1980 to start writing the comic strip "Life in Hell" for the newspaper he worked for. The strip had premiered in 1977 and appears in over 250 newspapers worldwide. Groening got his big break when show more the Fox television network was looking for a filler for "The Tracy Ullman Show." James L. Brooks had seen some of the "Life in Hell" strips and offered Groening a chance to create 30 second skits for the show. The skits were so well received that the newly titled "The Simpsons" for which Groening was now creator and executive producer of, debuted on Fox as a half hour Christmas special on December 17, 1989 and as a regular series on January 14, 1990. In 1993, Groening formed "Bongo Comics Group" which publishes "Simpsons Comics," "Itchy and Scratchy Comics," "Bartman," "Radioactive Man," "Lisa Comics" and "Krusty Comics." In 1995, he founded and published "Zongo Comics," which included "Jimbo" and "Fleener" Groening oversees all of the licensing and merchandising of the "The Simpsons." He is also a best selling author, publishing books such as "Life in Hell," "Work is Hell" and "School is Hell," based on his "Life in Hell" comic strip, and "Bart Simpson's Guide to Life" based on "The Simpsons" animation. Groening is also creator and Executive Producer of "Futurama," another animated prime time television show. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Matt Groenig
The Simpsons Beyond Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family...Still Continued (2002) 359 copies
The Simpsons One Step Beyond Forever: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family...Continued Yet Again (2005) 178 copies
Da Capo Best Music Writing 2003: The Year's Finest Writing on Rock,Pop,Jazz,Country, & More (Da Capo Best Music… (2003) 73 copies
The Ultimate Simpsons in a Big Ol' Box: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family Seasons 1-12 (2002) 38 copies
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Vol. 1: Scary Tales & Scarier Tentacles (2022) 29 copies
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Vol. 2: Deadtime Stories for Boos & Ghouls (Volume 2) (2023) 8 copies
The Simpsons: Season 22 6 copies
The Simpsons: Season 21 6 copies
The Simpsons: Season 23 6 copies
The Simpsons: Season 27 5 copies
The Simpsons: Season 26 5 copies
The Simpsons: Season 24 5 copies
The Simpsons: Season 25 5 copies
Christmas with the Simpsons 4 copies
The Simpsons: Season 29 4 copies
The Simpsons: Season 28 4 copies
Bart Wars: The Simpsons Strike Back 3 copies
C. Montgomery Burns / C. Montgomery Burn's Handbook of World Domination: Manual para dominar el mundo / Handbook… (2014) 2 copies
Simpson: Portrait de Famille. La Saga D'Une Famille Au Succ's Plan'taire(les) (English and French Edition) (2014) 2 copies
Simpsonit : Classics : Greatest hits 2 copies
Disenchantment: Season 1 2 copies
The Simpsons: Season 31 2 copies
A Grande Festa dos Simpsons 2 copies
The Simpsons: Season 32 2 copies
Futurama 2 copies
The Simpsons: Season 33 2 copies
The Simpsons: Season 34 2 copies
Simpsons Comic-Kollektion 1 copy
Simpsons comics #117 1 copy
Itchy & Scratchy Comics #1 1 copy
Iso kirja: Bart Simpson 1 copy
Simpsons comics #121 1 copy
Simpsons comics #130 1 copy
GUÍA COMPLETA DE LOS SIMPSON 1 copy
Simpsons Comics Special 1 copy
Poochie 1 copy
Simpsons Treasure Trove 1 copy
Super Simpson 7 1 copy
La paura fa novanta 1 copy
Natale con I Simpson 2 1 copy
Natale con i Simpson 1 copy
Sempre piu selvaggi 1 copy
Os Simpsons 1 copy
Futurama: Seasons 5 & 6 1 copy
Simpsonit klassikot 3 1 copy
Simpsonit klassikot 4 1 copy
I file segreti dei Simpson 1 copy
Sesso, bugie & i Simpson 1 copy
Life is Hell 1 copy
Bartman and Radioactive Man 1 copy
I Simpson.com 1 copy
The Dark Secrets of the Simpsons [Videorecording] — Creator — 1 copy
Les Simpson - La cabane des horreurs - tome 5 En direct de l'au-delà (5) (French Edition) (2013) 1 copy
Bartman t.2 ; le retour 1 copy
Disenchantment: Season 2 1 copy
Los Simpson, la historia familiar : un homenaje a la familia favorita de la televisión (2015) 1 copy
Simpsons: Seasons 1- 17 1 copy
Disenchantment 1 copy
Bartman #04: El Barto 1 copy
Associated Works
Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist (1989) — Preface, some editions — 383 copies
Mid-life Confidential: The Rock Bottom Remainders Tour America with Three Chords and an Attitude (1994) — Contributor — 66 copies
I Only Read It for the Cartoons: The New Yorker's Most Brilliantly Twisted Artists (2014) — Foreword — 53 copies
Funny Times: A Monthly Newspaper of Humor, Politics & Fun, Volume 16, Issue 2 (2001) — Contributor — 1 copy
Funny Times: A Monthly Newspaper of Humor, Politics & Fun, Volume 16, Issue 3 (2001) — Contributor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Groenig, Matt
- Legal name
- Groening, Matthew Abram
- Birthdate
- 1954-02-15
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Portland, Oregon, USA
- Places of residence
- Portland, Oregon, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA - Education
- Evergreen State College
- Occupations
- cartoonist
screenwriter
producer
animator
author
musician (show all 8)
comedian
voice actor - Relationships
- Bartlett, Craig (brother-in-law)
Barry, Lynda (ex-girlfriend) - Organizations
- Rock Bottom Remainders (band)
- Awards and honors
- Reuben Award (2002)
British Comedy Award (2004)
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Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 470
- Also by
- 24
- Members
- 16,599
- Popularity
- #1,366
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 114
- ISBNs
- 786
- Languages
- 14
- Favorited
- 21