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Homer Simpson
The Simpsons character
First appearance	"Good Night" The Tracey Ullman Show April 19, 1987
Created by	Matt Groening
Designed by	Matt Groening
Voiced by	Dan Castellaneta
In-universe information
Full name	Homer Jay Simpson
Occupation	Safety inspector
Affiliation	Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
Family	Abraham Simpson (father) Mona Simpson (mother; deceased) Herb Powell (half-brother) Abbey (half-sister)
Spouse	Marge Bouvier Amber Simpson (ex-wife)
Children	Bart Simpson Lisa Simpson Maggie Simpson
Relatives	Orville Simpson (grandfather; deceased) Yuma Simpson (grandmother; deceased) Cyrus Simpson (uncle) Tyrone Simpson (uncle) Chet Simpson (uncle) Hortense Simpson (aunt)
Home	742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield, United States
Nationality	American

Homer Jay Simpson is the protagonist of the American animated television series The Simpsons who is part of the Simpson family. Homer made his television debut in the short "Good Night" on The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. Cartoonist Matt Groening created and designed Homer while waiting in the lobby of James L. Brooks's office. Initially called to pitch a series of shorts based on his comic strip Life in Hell, Groening instead developed a new set of characters. After two years on The Tracey Ullman Show, the Simpson family received their own series, which premiered on Fox on December 17, 1989.

At the age of thirty-six, Homer is the patriarch of the family; he is married to Marge, with whom he has three children, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. As the family's primary provider, Homer works as a safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. He embodies numerous American working-class stereotypes: he is overweight, balding, immature, outspoken, aggressive, lazy, ignorant, unprofessional, and deeply fond of beer, junk food, and television. Despite these flaws, Homer is fundamentally a good-hearted man and fiercely protective of his family, especially during critical moments. While his life largely revolves around a suburban blue-collar routine, he has experienced several extraordinary adventures, including traveling to space, solo-climbing Springfield's tallest mountain, fighting former President George H. W. Bush, and winning a Grammy Award as part of a barbershop quartet.

In the shorts and early episodes of The Simpsons, Dan Castellaneta voiced Homer with a loose impression of Walter Matthau. However, during the second and third seasons of the full-length series, Homer's voice evolved into a more robust tone to better convey a broader range of emotions. Homer has also appeared in various Simpsons-related media, including video games, The Simpsons Movie (2007), The Simpsons Ride, commercials, and comic books, and has inspired a wide range of merchandise. His iconic catchphrase, the annoyed grunt "D'oh!", has been recognized in linguistics, appearing in The New Oxford Dictionary of English since 1998 and the Oxford English Dictionary since 2001.

Homer is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential television characters of all time and is widely recognized as an American cultural icon. In 2007, Entertainment Weekly ranked Homer ninth on their list of the 50 Greatest TV Icons, and in 2010, placed him first on their list of the Top 100 Characters of the Past Twenty Years. The Sunday Times referred to him as "the greatest comic creation of [modern] time", while TV Guide, in 2010, called him second-greatest cartoon character. Castellaneta has received four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, along with a special-achievement Annie Award. In 2000, Homer and the family were honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Role in The Simpsons

The Simpsons employs a floating timeline, where characters either do not age or age minimally. As such, the show is always presumed to take place in the present year.

References

Bibliography

• Friedrich, Daniel; Colmenares, Erica (2017). Resonances of El Chavo del Ocho in Latin American Childhood, Schooling, and Societies. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4742-9888-9.