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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.
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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