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Simpsons Creator: I Never Said Show Is Set in Oregonnot live in Oregon. Earlier this week, the Smithsonian Magazine published an interview in which Simpsons creator Matt Groening says he named Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie's hometown after Springfield, Oregon. His comments caused
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'Simpsons' Creator Matt Groening Reveals Town That Inspired Springfield
Credit: Fox Broadcasting Co/AP Photo. After keeping fans in the dark for nearly 25 years, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening has finally revealed the inspiration for the town where the show takes place. In an interview with Smithsonian magazine
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Feb. 15: Nelson Mandela Interview 1990
imprisonment. Famous Birthdays 1820 Susan B. Anthony 1918 Allan Arbus 1948 Art Spiegelman 1951 Jane Seymour 1954 Matt Groening 1955 Christopher McDonald 1964 Chris Farley 1970 Alex Borstein 1976 Brandon Boyd 1980 Conor Oberst 1998 Zachary Gordon
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A Google Governor for Vermont?cartooning school, Sturm was able to tap some of the biggest names in the cartooning business: "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening donated animation cells for auction. Peter Laird, co-creator of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," contributed
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Pressure is on 'The Simpsons' to capitalize on merchandise
show feel the pressure. "We had a great template in the beginning with really strong characters," says creator Matt Groening . "Now the struggle is to keep amusing and surprising the audience with stories and characters that they've seen
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Can 'The Simpsons Movie' Revive the Show?reality TV and dramas, according to Joe Lazslo, director of market research firm JupiterResearch. "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening may have to change the core of the show to keep it appetizing. "Story-arc-based shows are huge right now
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'The Simpsons Movie' Goes to Bat Friday; Not the First Time for HomerGriffey, Scioscia and Ozzie wound up playing for the Yankees. (But then, doesn't everybody?) Simpsons' creator Matt Groening told Sports Illustrated when "Homer at the Bat" came out that everyone involved with the show was heavily into rotisserie
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Mona Lisa Meets The Simpsons, Picasso and Warhol
It is Friday. Time for a little artistic interpretation. Interesting take here -- Click here to see Mona Lisa as depicted in some other more contemporary approaches. There's a Roy Lichtenstein Mona Lisa, a Matt Groening version, a Jackson Pollack, you get the point.
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'The Simpsons' Hits a Landmarkthe air. The writing staff keeps track of the longevity milestones, executive producer Al Jean says, but creator Matt Groening only cops to one record for the iconic Springfield family, its friends and neighbors. "I think we've used more
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'George of the Jungle' Will Swing Once Againanimation historian Jerry Beck says. Ward, who died in 1989, still has many fans, including The Simpsons creator Matt Groening , who named his central character Homer Jay Simpson in tribute. New George characters include Ursula's father
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Hollywood United? Strike's Star Supporters May Turnpowerful names in Hollywood. They include "Knocked Up" director Judd Apatow, "The Simpsons" creator and producer Matt Groening , "Million Dollar Baby" producer Paul Haggis, and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Seinfeld" producer Larry David
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Person of the Week: Matt Groening
"Simpsons" creator Matt Groening loves to point out that his name rhymes with the word "complaining." That's a good match for the guy who has tapped a vein
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'The Simpsons' take their shots at gaming industry
We're going to take on EA (Electronic Arts) at the end of the game in a big, big way I can tell you that." Matt Groening is supervising the artistic look, the TV series' actors provide voices and the writers have written more than 8
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'Simpsons' Creator Matt Groening Reveals the Real 'Springfield'Matt Groening finally identifies U.S. town in which Homer Simpson resides.
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