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Moves to L.A. to become a writer
At 23, Matt moves to Los Angeles to become writer -
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Life In Hell
In 1978 he published his first comic, Life in Hell -
The Tracy Ullman Show
James l. Brooks (Gracie Films founder) took an interest in Matt's comic. He wanted Groening to make some short animated skits for the Tracy Ullman Show. -
The Simpsons
Although the Tracy Ullma show was not a huge hit, it produced a spin-off in 1989. It was called The Simpsons. -
Futurama
In 1997, Matt started an animated tv series called Futurama. It is/was about life in the year 3000. -
Premiere Futurama
On March 28, 1999, Futurama premiered on Fox -
Cancelation
In 2003, Futurama was canceled by fox -
RERUN!
Strong DVD sales brought Futurama back to life. Adult swim ran reruns and after a while, comedy central agreed to 16 new episodes -
The Simpsons Movie
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Bender's Big Score
Bender's Big Score came out -
Beast with a Billion Backs
Beast with a Billion Backs came out -
Bender's Game
Bender's ame came out. -
Into the Wild Green Yonder
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Futurama Back on the Air
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Renewal
Comedy Central has deal to air new Futurama episodes until 2013
