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+ | '''Matthew Abram''' "'''Matt'''" '''Groening''' (born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist. He is best known for creating the American animated television series ''[[Wikipedia:The_Simpsons|The Simpsons]]'' and ''[[Futurama]]'', as well as the comic strip ''Life in Hell''. |
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− | The Emmy-winning show was a moderate success but languished in the ratings. After four years on the air, the show was cancelled by 20th Century Fox. However, in a similar situation to Family Guy, strong DVD sales and very stable ratings on Cartoon Network have brought Futurama back to life, which is slated for four direct-to-DVD movies, as confirmed by Groening in an interview with the Onion AV Club. Comedy Central has also ordered 16 new episodes to be aired in 2008. |
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− | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Groening Matt Groening] on Wikipedia |
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Matthew Abram "Matt" Groening (born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist. He is best known for creating the American animated television series The Simpsons and Futurama, as well as the comic strip Life in Hell. After spending several years researching science fiction, Groening teamed with The Simpsons staff writer David X. Cohen (then known as David S. Cohen) to develop Futurama, an animated series about life in the year 3000.
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