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Conan O’Brien Credits Simpsons With Saving His Life
Conan O’Brien says leaving SNL in 1991 amid burnout led to his life-changing job as a writer and producer on The Simpsons, where he credits the show and its legendary writer room with saving his life and launching his later late-night career. He repeatedly highlights Matt Groening’s role in that pivotal transition and notes his Simpsons-era work helped shape his path to Late Night and The Tonight Show.
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About Matt Groening
Matthew Abram Groening is an American cartoonist. He is the creator of the television series The Simpsons (1989–present), Futurama, and Disenchantment (2018–2023), as well as the comic strip Life in Hell (1977–2012).
Everything about Matt Groening →- Occupation
- animator, author, film producer, screenwriter
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 15, 1954, 1954