Matt Groening
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Matt Groening is a cartoonist. He created the TV show called The Simpsons about a dysfunctional family. He also made a show called Futurama and he draws a comic called Life in Hell which is about rabbits.
[change] Creation of The Simpsons
Matt Groening named The Simpsons characters after his own family. His dad is named Homer and his mother is named Marjorie or Marge for short. He has two younger sisters who are named Lisa and Margaret or Maggie for short. The character of Bart is an anagram of brat. Matt Groening was going to name the character Matt, but he realised that would be a giveaway, so he decided to name him Bart. The family also has two pets, a cat and a dog. The dog is called Santa's Little Helper. The cat is named Snowball II.
