Simpsons matt groening biography wikipedia
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Creating 'The Simpsons:' How Matt Groening's Own Family Inspired the Characters
Born in 1954 in Portland, Oregon, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening had, in many ways, an idyllic childhood.
As described in The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History, he grew up next to the old Portland Zoo, which, after reopening in a new location in 1959, became a wonderland for Groening and his friends with its abandoned animal enclosures.
Simpsons matt groening biography wikipedia
He also enjoyed a happy home life, with his dad, Homer, mom, Margaret, and four siblings, including younger sisters Lisa and Maggie. It was Homer, a cartoonist and filmmaker, who showed his precocious son that a career of creative fulfillment was possible.
But the conformity of a suburban existence soon proved dull, even to a young Groening.
Acting out in school, he recalled having to write "I must be quiet in class" 500 times on at least one occasion and having his doodles torn up by teachers.
As a third-grader, he entered a short-s