Why Famous:Creator of animated series "The Simpsons" and "Futurama". "The Simpson" with its iconic characters Homer Simpson and Bart Simpson is the longest-running and has the most episode count of any American series, bypassing "Gunsmoke".
"The Simpsons" began life as a short on "The Tracey Ullman Show" in 1987 before becoming a half hour show on Fox in 1989.
Groening has won 12 Emmy awards, 10 for "The Simpsons" and 2 for "Futurama".
1989-12-17 "The Simpsons" created by Matt Groening, premieres on Fox TV as a full animated series with the episode, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
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