“Back in high school, I wrote a novel about a character named Bart Simpson. I thought it was a very unusual name for a kid at the time. I had this idea of an angry father yelling 'Bart,' and Bart sounds kind of like bark - like a barking dog.”

American cartoonist

Matt Groening is an American cartoonist. He is best known as the creator of The Simpsons, the long-running television series that began in 1989. He also created the animated series Futurama and Disenchantment, and the comic strip Life in Hell. Groening’s work spans television and comics, with a career that began with Life in Hell in 1977 and continued through later series that helped define his public profile. His creations are known for their sharp humor and distinctive animated worlds.