Matt Groening
Matt Groening is an American cartoonist who created *The Simpsons*, the longest-running American animated series, and *Futurama*.
His distinctive drawing style—bulging eyes, overbites, spiky hair—became iconic in television animation.
He named the Simpson family members after his own parents and sisters, except for Bart, an anagram of "brat."
- SimpsonsAnimated TV family
- animatorSequential image creator
- cartoonistArtist creating comic illustrations
- comic stripSerialized newspaper cartoon panels
- comedyWork meant to amuse
Futurama · satire · television · yellow · yellow skin · couch gag · producer · homer · showrunner · illustrator · parody · counterculture · writer · underground · spiky · sitcom · comic · Harry Shearer
- CartoonistsCharles Schulz, Thomas Nast, Frank Miller, Jim Davis, Rube Goldberg
- animationanimation, animator, animators, cartoon, cartoons
- illustratorsillustrator, Norman Rockwell, Quentin Blake, book illustrator, Maurice Sendak
- Animation HistoryWalt Disney, Mickey Mouse, Steamboat Willie, Looney Tunes, golden age
- TV Producersexecutive producer, showrunner, associate producer, line producer, Shonda Rhimes
animation style and tone
Matt GroeningWalt Disney