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Matt Groening is a cartoonist and creator of both The Simpsons and Futurama. Before The Simpsons, he created a strip named Life In Hell, which he still writes and draws to this day.

Contents 1 Roles 1.1 Guest Starring Roles 1.2 Specials 1.3 Talk Show Appearances 2 Writer 3 Producer 4 Awards and Accolades 4.1 BAFTA Awards 4.2 DVD Exclusive Awards 4.3 Primetime Emmy Awards 4.4 Environmental Media Awards 4.5 Television Critics Association Awards

Roles

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
The Tracey Ullman Show	Himself	2x15 - Chained Melodies	February 14, 1988
Great Performances	Himself	29x04 - Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens	November 22, 2000
The Simpsons	Himself	15x17 - My Big Fat Geek Wedding	April 18, 2004

Specials

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Olive, the Other Reindeer	Arturo	December 17, 1999
Good Grief, Charlie Brown: A Tribute to Charles Schulz	Himself	February 11, 2000
America's First Family	Himself	June 23, 2000	The Simpsons
My Wasted Life	Himself	June 23, 2000
The Beatles Revolution	Himself	November 17, 2000
The British Comedy Awards 2004	Himself	December 22, 2004	The British Comedy Awards
The 100 Greatest Cartoons	Himself	February 27, 2005

Talk Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
Space Ghost Coast to Coast	Glen Campbell	October 9, 1996
The Big Breakfast		January 6, 2000
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Show 273	April 28, 2006
The Daily Show	Matt Groening (July 18, 2007)	July 18, 2007

Writer

Series	Season(s)
The Tracey Ullman Show	1	2	3

Producer

Series	Year(s)	Title	Season(s)
The Simpsons	1989—	Executive Producer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Futurama	1999–2003	Executive Producer	1	2	3	4	5
Olive, the Other Reindeer	1999	Executive Producer

Awards and Accolades

BAFTA Awards

• Nominated: Best International (Programme or Series) (1999)

The Simpsons

DVD Exclusive Awards

• Nominated: Best Audio Commentary (New for DVD) (2005)

The Simpsons

Primetime Emmy Awards

(36 Nominations, 10 Won)

• Nominated: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program (1987)

The Tracey Ullman Show

• Nominated: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program (1988)

The Tracey Ullman Show

• Nominated: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program (1989)

The Tracey Ullman Show

• Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (1990)

The Tracey Ullman Show

• Nominated: Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program (1990)

The Simpsons

• Won: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (1990)

The Simpsons

• Won: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (1991)

The Simpsons

• Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (1992)

The Simpsons

• Won: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (1995)

The Simpsons

• Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (1996)

The Simpsons

• Won: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (1997)

The Simpsons

• Won: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (1998)

The Simpsons

• Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (1999)

The Simpsons

• Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (1999)

Futurama

• Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (1999)

Futurama

• Won: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming More Than One Hour) (2000)

The Simpsons

• Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (2001)

Futurama

• Won: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (2001)

The Simpsons

• Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (2002)

The Simpsons

• Won: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (2002)

Futurama

• Won: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (2003)

The Simpsons

• Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (2003)

Futurama

• Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (2004)

The Simpsons

• Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (2004)

Futurama

• Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (2005)

The Simpsons

• Won: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (2006)

The Simpsons

Environmental Media Awards

• Won: Award for Ongoing Commitment (2001)

The Simpsons

Television Critics Association Awards

• Won: Individual Achievement in Comedy (1999)

The Simpsons and Futurama