Matt Groening

Imagine a town filled with amazing drawings! That's where Matt Groening grew up in Portland, Oregon. He loved to draw so much that he started making his own comic strip called 'Life in Hell.' It was so funny and different that a magazine decided to print it! This was the very first step for Matt to become a famous cartoonist.

Did you know Matt Groening is the person who thought up Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie? He created them for a short cartoon on TV. They were so popular that they got their own show, 'The Simpsons'! It's been on TV for a super long time, longer than you've been alive!

Matt didn't stop with The Simpsons! He also created a show about robots and spaceships called 'Futurama,' where characters travel to the year 3000. And more recently, he made a magical show called 'Disenchantment' about princesses and elves. He loves creating funny worlds for us to explore!

When you're this good at making people laugh with cartoons, you win prizes! Matt Groening has won 14 Emmy Awards, which are like big gold trophies for TV shows. He even has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, just like movie stars! He's a true legend in the cartoon world.