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. Homer embodies many American working class stereotypes: he
is obese, immature, outspoken, altruistic, aggressive, balding, lazy,
ignorant, unprofessional, and addicted to beer, junk food and watching
television. However, he's a good man and is staunchly protective of
his family, especially when they need him the most. Despite the
suburban blue-collar routine of his life, he has had a number of
remarkable experiences, including going to space, climbing the tallest
mountain in Springfield by himself, fighting former President George
H. W. Bush and winning a Grammy Award as a member of a barbershop
quartet.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
Simpsonsâ€"including video games, The Simpsons Movie, The Simpsons
Ride, commercials, and comic booksâ€"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. Homer Simpson Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter