
Growing up in Portland, Oregon, Matt Groening did not particularly like school, which is what originally turned him towards drawing. In the mid-1980s, he moved to Los Angeles and started drawing a comic strip named "Life in Hell", which eventually became published in the newspaper where he worked. In 1988, James L. Brooks, looking for a filler in the television show, The Tracey Ullman Show (1987), turned towards a framed "Life in Hell" strip on his wall and contacted Groening. The animated shorts that Groening created were The Simpsons (1989).
Won 12 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 29 nominations.
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us | Self / ... 2 episodes, 2013 | 2013-04-14 |
Portlandia | Unknown | 2011-01-11 |
MythBusters | Unknown | 2003-01-23 |
Family Guy | Unknown | 1999-01-31 |
Futurama | Unknown | 1999-03-28 |
The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-06-12 |
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | Unknown | 1994-01-01 |
Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Unknown | 1994-04-15 |
The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
The Oprah Winfrey Show | Unknown | 1986 |