Matt Groening created The Simpsons.
Lisa Marie Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons . Matt Groening . He is the creator of the comic strip Life in Hell ( 1977 -- 2012 ) and the television series The Simpsons ( 1989 -- present ) and Futurama ( 1999 -- 2003 , 2008 -- 2013 ) .