Who created The Simpsons?

The American animated sitcom The Simpsons was created by the American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator Matthew Abram Groening. It is currently aired in different languages to viewers worldwide and is the longest-running animated television series and scripted prime-time TV program in American history, running since 1989.

The Simpsons debuted as a cartoon short on the Fox Broadcasting Company's Tracey Ullman Show, a variety show, in 1987. It began as a Christmas special on December 17, 1989, and was extended to a half-hour. In January 1990, it started to air regularly.

Who is the creator of The Simpsons?

The American cartoonist and animator Matthew Abram Groening is the creator of the animated sitcom The Simpsons. He is also the creator of Futurama (1999–2003, 2008–2013, 2023–present) and Disenchantment (2018–2023), and the comic strip Life in Hell (1977–2012).

Groening's numerous awards include a British Comedy Award for "outstanding contribution to comedy" in 2004 and 14 Primetime Emmy Awards, i.e., twelve for The Simpsons and two for Futurama. He received the Reuben Award from the National Cartoonist Society in 2002 for his work on Life in Hell. On February 14, 2012, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The Disney animated film "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" sparked Matt's initial interest in cartoons. He credits Charles M. Schulz, Robert Crumb, Ernie Bushmiller, Ronald Searle, and Monty Python as his influences. Groening moved to Los Angeles in 1977 at the age of twenty-three to pursue a career as a writer.

He worked plenty of odd jobs during this period, including those at a sewage treatment plant, a record store, a nursing home, and restaurants. He began creating the comic book "Life in Hell" for his pals, which he self-published and described Los Angeles life.

In 1978, he sold his first professional cartoon to the cutting-edge Wet Magazine. In the September/October 1978 edition of Wet, the comic strip Forbidden Words was published. After that, he began working at the Los Angeles Reader, first as an editor, typesetter, and newspaper deliverer before joining the publication as a cartoonist. On April 25, 1980, Life in Hell made its formal comic strip debut in the Reader.

The creation of The Simpsons

The Tracey Ullman Show's executive producer at the time, James L. Brooks, asked Groening to do a series of short animated cartoons based on Life in Hell in 1987. Instead, Groening created a brand-new cast of characters for the program, The Simpsons.

The Simpson family, including the hapless father Homer, his blue-haired wife Marge, and their three children, Bart, Lisa, and baby Maggie, was the focus of an expanded half-hour show that debuted in late 1989 and was later made a weekly series in 1990.

The Simpsons helped establish the new Fox network as a prime-time presence, and because of Groening's sarcastic humour and the complex characters, it was widely regarded as one of the smartest television shows.