Facts: - signature: matt groening signature.svg - known for: '' in hell '' '' the simpsons movie '' the simpsons '' '' futurama '' '' life - caption: groening at the 2010 san diego comic-con - birth name: matthew abram groening - party: democratic - spouse: deborah caplan 1986 1999 agustina picasso 2011 - education: lincoln high school - children: 3 - birth date: 15 february 1954 - name: matthew abram groening - occupation: cartoonist actor , writer , producer , animator , voice - image: matt groening by gage skidmore 2.jpg - birth place: portland , oregon , u.s. - alma mater: the evergreen state college Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of matt groening .
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matthew abram '' matt '' groening -lrb- ; born february 15 , 1954 -rrb- is an american cartoonist , writer , producer , animator , and voice actor .he is the creator of the comic strip '' life in hell '' -lrb- 1977 -- 2012 -rrb- , and the creator of the successful television series '' the simpsons '' -lrb- 1989 -- present -rrb- , as well as the co-creator -lrb- along with david x. cohen -rrb- of '' futurama '' -lrb- 1999 -- 2003 , 2008 -- 2013 -rrb- .'' the simpsons '' has gone on to become the longest running u.s. primetime television series in history , as well as the longest running animated series and sitcom .groening made his first professional cartoon sale of '' life in hell '' to the avant-garde '' wet '' magazine in 1978 .at its peak , the cartoon was carried in 250 weekly newspapers .'' life in hell '' caught the attention of james l. brooks .in 1985 , brooks contacted groening with the proposition of working in animation for the fox variety show '' the tracey ullman show '' .originally , brooks wanted groening to adapt his '' life in hell '' characters for the show .fearing the loss of ownership rights , groening decided to create something new and came up with a cartoon family , the simpson family , and named the members after his own parents and sisters -- while bart was an anagram of the word brat .the shorts would be spun off into their own series '' the simpsons '' , which has since aired episodes .in 1997 , groening and former '' simpsons '' writer david x. cohen developed '' futurama '' , an animated series about life in the year 3000 , which premiered in 1999 , running for four years on fox , then picked up by comedy central for additional seasons .groening has won 12 primetime emmy awards , ten for '' the simpsons '' and two for '' futurama '' as well as a british comedy award for '' outstanding contribution to comedy '' in 2004 .in 2002 , he won the national cartoonist society reuben award for his work on '' life in hell '' .he received a star on the hollywood walk of fame on...