Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. 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, which debuted December 17, 1989. As patriarch of the eponymous family, 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 as safety inspector.
| First appearance | "Good Night" (1987) |
| Created by | Matt Groening |
| Voiced by | Dan Castellaneta |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Chemist and safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear power plant operator (formerly) |
| Family | Abraham Simpson (father), Mona Simpson (mother), Orville Simpson (paternal grandfather, deceased), Yuma Simpson (paternal grandmother, deceased), Herbert Powell (half-brother), Abbie Simpson (half-sister), Clancy Bouvier (father-in-law, deceased), Jacqueline Bouvier (mother-in-law), Patty and Selma Bouvier (sisters-in-law), Pepe Bouvier (grandfather-in-law, deceased), Bambi Bouvier (grandmother-in-law, deceased), Ferdinand Gurney (grandfather-in-law, deceased), Alvarine Gurney (grandmother-in-law, deceased), Charlene Bouvier (aunt-in-law, deceased), Gladys Gurney (aunt-in-law, deceased), Lou Gurney (uncle-in-law, deceased) |
| Spouse(s) | Marge Simpson |
| Children | Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Maggie Simpson |
About Homer Simpson
Main protagonist of the sitcom The Simpsons who first appeared on television in "Good Night," the first of forty-eight Simpsons shorts to air on The Tracey Ullman Show. He is the husband of Marge Simpson and a father to their children Bart, Lisa and Maggie. He works at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant as safety inspector and is well known for the catchphrase "D'oh!"
Achievement of Homer Simpson
Homer and his family were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2000. The Sunday Times called him "The greatest comic creation of [modern] time." In 2010, Entertainment Weekly said he was the greatest character "of the last 20 years." Dan Castellaneta won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance.
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Latest information about Homer Simpson updated on July 28 2021.
