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Homer Jay Simpson is a cartoon character who appears in
the animated television series The Simpsons as the
patriarch of the eponymous family. He is voiced by Dan
Castellaneta and first appeared on television, along with the
rest of his family, in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good
Night" on April 19, 1987. Homer was created and designed
by cartoonist Matt Groening while he was waiting in the
lobby of James L. Brooks' office. Groening had been called
to pitch a series of shorts based on his comic strip Life in
Hell but instead decided to create a new set of characters.
He named the character after his father, Homer Groening.
After appearing for three seasons on The Tracey Ullman
Show, the Simpson family got their own series on Fox that
debuted December 17, 1989.
the animated television series The Simpsons as the
patriarch of the eponymous family. He is voiced by Dan
Castellaneta and first appeared on television, along with the
rest of his family, in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good
Night" on April 19, 1987. Homer was created and designed
by cartoonist Matt Groening while he was waiting in the
lobby of James L. Brooks' office. Groening had been called
to pitch a series of shorts based on his comic strip Life in
Hell but instead decided to create a new set of characters.
He named the character after his father, Homer Groening.
After appearing for three seasons on The Tracey Ullman
Show, the Simpson family got their own series on Fox that
debuted December 17, 1989.
Homer and his wife Marge have three children: Bart, Lisa,
and Maggie. As the family's provider, he works at the
Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Homer embodies several
American working class stereotypes: he is crude, bald,
overweight, incompetent, clumsy, lazy, a heavy drinker,
and ignorant; however, he is essentially a decent man and
fiercely devoted to his family. Despite the suburban blue-
collar routine of his life, he has had a number of remarkable
experiences.
and Maggie. As the family's provider, he works at the
Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Homer embodies several
American working class stereotypes: he is crude, bald,
overweight, incompetent, clumsy, lazy, a heavy drinker,
and ignorant; however, he is essentially a decent man and
fiercely devoted to his family. Despite the suburban blue-
collar routine of his life, he has had a number of remarkable
experiences.
In the shorts and earlier episodes, Castellaneta voiced
Homer with a loose impression of Walter Matthau; however,
during the second and third seasons of the half-hour show,
Homer's voice evolved to become more robust, to allow the
expression of a fuller range of emotions. He has appeared
in other media relating to The Simpsons – including video
games, The Simpsons Movie, The Simpsons Ride,
commercials and comic books – and inspired an entire line
of merchandise. His signature catchphrase, the annoyed
grunt "D'oh!", has been included in The New Oxford
Dictionary of English since 1998 and the Oxford English
Dictionary since 2001. He also appears in the 2007 full-
length feature film The Simpsons Movie.
Homer with a loose impression of Walter Matthau; however,
during the second and third seasons of the half-hour show,
Homer's voice evolved to become more robust, to allow the
expression of a fuller range of emotions. He has appeared
in other media relating to The Simpsons – including video
games, The Simpsons Movie, The Simpsons Ride,
commercials and comic books – and inspired an entire line
of merchandise. His signature catchphrase, the annoyed
grunt "D'oh!", has been included in The New Oxford
Dictionary of English since 1998 and the Oxford English
Dictionary since 2001. He also appears in the 2007 full-
length feature film The Simpsons Movie.
Homer is one of the most influential characters in the
history of television. The British newspaper The Sunday
Times described him as "the greatest comic creation of
[modern] time". He was named the greatest cartoon
character "of the last 20 years" in 2010 by Entertainment
Weekly, was ranked the second greatest cartoon character
by TV Guide, behind Bugs Bunny, and was voted the
greatest television character of all time by Channel 4
viewers. For voicing Homer, Castellaneta has won four
Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over
Performance and a special-achievement Annie Award. In
2000, Homer and his family were awarded a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
history of television. The British newspaper The Sunday
Times described him as "the greatest comic creation of
[modern] time". He was named the greatest cartoon
character "of the last 20 years" in 2010 by Entertainment
Weekly, was ranked the second greatest cartoon character
by TV Guide, behind Bugs Bunny, and was voted the
greatest television character of all time by Channel 4
viewers. For voicing Homer, Castellaneta has won four
Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over
Performance and a special-achievement Annie Award. In
2000, Homer and his family were awarded a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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