Grampa Simpson
Homer's father, a rambling World War II veteran at the Retirement Castle.
Abraham 'Abe' Simpson II, better known as Grampa Simpson, is Homer's father and the grandfather of Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Dan Castellaneta voices him, as he does Homer. He first appeared in 1988 in the Tracey Ullman short Grandpa and the Kids.
Quick Facts
- Series
- The Simpsons
- First minor
- Grandpa and the Kids
- First major
- The Tracey Ullman Show
- First date
- January 10, 1988
- Creator
- Matt Groening
- James L. Brooks
- Sam Simon
- Designer
- Matt Groening
- Voice
- Dan Castellaneta
- Full name
- Abraham Jay Simpson II
Facts from the source article.
Background
Grampa is a World War II veteran and retired farmer whom Homer placed in the Springfield Retirement Castle, and he is known for long, rambling, often pointless stories. Besides Homer he fathered two other children: Abbie, with a British woman during the war, and Herbert Powell. He was briefly married to Marge's sister Selma and was once romantically linked to Marge's mother, Jacqueline Bouvier. In the 1,000th issue of Entertainment Weekly he was picked as the grandpa for 'The Perfect TV Family'.
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