Springfield (The Simpsons) be a specific real town, although the producers acknowledge basing the town on numerous locations including "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening's hometown of Portland, Oregon, and Mike Scully's hometown, Springfield, Massachusetts. Groening named Springfield after Springfield, Oregon, and also took inspiration from Springfield being the fictitious setting of the series "Father Knows Best". He said, "I also figured out that Springfield was one of the most common names for a city in the U.S. In anticipation of the success of the show, I thought, 'This will be cool; everyone will think it's their Springfield.' And they do." Groening liked "Second
Matt Groening Argentine artist Agustina Picasso after a four-year relationship, and became stepfather to her daughter Camila Costantini. In May 2013, Picasso gave birth to Nathaniel Philip Picasso Groening, named after writer Nathanael West. She joked that "his godfather is SpongeBob's creator Stephen Hillenburg". In 2015 Groening's daughters Luna Margaret and India Mia were born. Matt is the brother-in-law of "Hey Arnold!" and "Dinosaur Train" creator, Craig Bartlett, who is married to Groening's sister, Lisa. Arnold used to appear in "Simpsons Illustrated". Groening identifies himself as agnostic and a liberal and has often made campaign contributions to Democratic Party candidates. His first