Grampa Simpson
Sign in to saveAlso known as Abe Simpson, Abraham J. Simpson, Abraham Simpson, Abraham "Abe" Simpson, Abraham Jebediah Simpson II, Abraham Jebediah "Abe" Simpson II, Grandpa Simpson, Grampa
fictional character from The Simpsons franchise
Key facts
- First appearance
- " Grandpa and the Kids " The Tracey Ullman Show January 10, 1988
- Created by
- Matt Groening James L. Brooks Sam Simon
- Designed by
- Matt Groening
- Voiced by
- Dan Castellaneta
- Full name
- Abraham Jay Simpson II
- Occupation
- Retired farmer Retired salesperson World War II veteran Retired professional wrestler
- Affiliation
- U.S. Army
- Family
- Orville Simpson (father) Yuma Hickman (mother) Cyrus Simpson (brother) Chet Simpson (brother) Bill Simpson (brother)
- Spouses
- Mona Olsen (divorced; deceased) Rita LaFleur (divorced) Amber (divorced) Selma Bouvier (divorced)
- Significant others
- Gaby (deceased) Bea Simmons (deceased) Jacqueline Bouvier Edwina
- Children
- Herb Powell (with Gaby) Homer Simpson (with Mona) Abbey (with Edwina)
- Relatives
- Bart Simpson (grandson) Lisa Simpson (granddaughter) Maggie Simpson (granddaughter) Marge Simpson (daughter-in-law) (See also Simpson family )
- Home
- Springfield Retirement Castle , Springfield , United States
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Encyclopedic overview
Abraham Jay "Abe" Simpson II, better known as Grampa Simpson, or simply Grampa, is a recurring fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. He made his first appearance in 1988 in the episode entitled "Grandpa and the Kids", a one-minute Simpsons short on The Tracey Ullman Show, before the debut of the television show in 1989.
Grampa Simpson is voiced by Dan Castellaneta, who also voices his son, Homer Simpson. He is the paternal grandfather of Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson. In the 1,000th issue of Entertainment Weekly, Grampa was selected as the "Grandpa for The Perfect TV Family". Grampa is a World War II veteran and retired farmer who was later sent to the Springfield Retirement Castle by Homer. He is known for his long, rambling, often incoherent and irrelevant stories and senility.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Grampa Simpson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.