Marge over-mothers Maggie, which causes her to become too clingy and dependent on Marge. In several episodes, events have been linked to specific time periods, although this timeline has been contradicted in subsequent episodes. Marge Simpson is 1 of the famous people in our database with the age of 47 years. Kavner has won several awards for voicing Marge, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992. [16] To draw Marge, the animators generally start off with a sphere, similar to the way Lisa and Maggie are drawn. She has appeared in other media relating to The Simpsons—including video games, The Simpsons Movie, The Simpsons Ride, commercials, and comic books—and inspired an entire line of merchandise. But he is strongly devoted to his wife and kids. Kavner had been part of the regular cast of The Tracey Ullman Show. Despite having higher morals than most other characters, Marge has had her fair share of wild escapades throughout the show’s history. 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Marge and the Simpson family remained the main characters on this new show. She was also nominated for an Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature for her performance in The Simpsons Movie. Please forgive a loose tongue. Maggie is the least seen and heard in the Simpson Family. Marge Simpson is the wife of Homer and mother of Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson. As Lisa rants about the people who believe it is an angel, Marge informs her that she also believes it is an angel. [22], Matt Groening believes that episodes featuring Marge are among the most difficult episodes to write. [41][42][43] One of the first such episodes to depict this is "Secrets of a Successful Marriage" (season five, 1994), where Homer starts teaching an education class on how to build a successful marriage. Marge has tolerated their criticism, but has occasionally lost patience with them, once referring to them as "ghouls. Julie Kavner, who was a member of the original cast of The Tracey Ullman Show, was asked to voice Marge so that more voice actors would not be needed. As with many Simpsons characters, Marge's age and birthday changes to serve the story. On October 9, Bush sent a reply: "Dear Marge, How kind of you to write. Groening had been called to pitch a series of animated shorts for The Tracey Ullman Show, and had intended to present an adaptation of his Life in Hell comic strip. "Bush vs. Simpson", in, "Questions for Matt Groening–Screen Dreams", "The real people behind Homer Simpson and family", "D'oh! Classic editor History Talk (0) Share. [58] In 2004, Kavner and Dan Castellaneta (the voice of Homer) won a Young Artist Award for "Most Popular Mom & Dad in a TV Series". An original idea the animators had for when Marge walked through doorways was that her hair would be forced down as she walked through, then once clear of the door, it would spring back and forth. It's a nice family scene. [28][29] Part of Kavner's contract says that she will never have to promote The Simpsons on video and she rarely performs Marge's voice in public because she believes it "destroys the illusion. "[41] Episodes that depict marital problems have become more frequent in recent seasons of the show. Marge Simpson is the wife of Homer Simpson and one of the most evil beings in all of OneyLand, right next to Pant and Anti Chris. With whipped cream! Marge Simpson become popular for being a successful Homemaker. [53] While Marge has learned to cope with her addiction, it has never completely disappeared and remains an underlying problem that is referenced occasionally on the show. [39], Marge is generally a stereotypical sitcom mother, and she also plays the "long-suffering wife" who puts up with the antics of her children and her oafish husband. Marge is the moralistic force in her family and often provides a grounding voice in the midst of her family's antics by trying to maintain order in the Simpson household. The gag was intended to be revealed in the final episode of the series, but was scrapped early on due to inconsistencies, and also to the fact that rabbit ears would be too fictitious even for The Simpsons. [14] While Marge has never expressed discontent with her role as a homemaker, she has become bored with it. [30] After salary re-negotiations in 2008, the voice actors receive approximately $400,000 per episode. Marge believes she has higher morals than most other characters, once leading a family values crusade against the violent The Itchy & Scratchy Show[51] and being a prominent member of the "Citizens' Committee on Moral Hygiene. Marge Simpson is 34 years-old. "[45] Marge has a good relationship with Lisa and the two are shown to get along quite well. [88] She also appeared on the cover of the November 2009 issue of Playboy, becoming the first cartoon character to appear on the cover. Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Kavner and fellow cast member Dan Castellaneta to voice Marge and Homer rather than hire more actors. He named the character after his mother Margaret Groening. "[73], —Marge Simpson in her letter to Barbara Bush[74], The edition of October 1, 1990 of People included an interview with then-First Lady of the United States Barbara Bush. Arthur married Liane Bouvier on July 24, 1943 in Chattanooga, TN at age 18. When he cannot remember, Marge yells that it is in May. Marge was named after Groening's mother Margaret "Marge" Groening, who has said she bears little similarity to the character, stating, "It's really weird to have people think you're a cartoon. [86], Marge appeared in a 2005 advertisement for Dove Styling, where her normal beehive hair was exchanged for a more stylish look for a series of ads featuring several popular cartoon women. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marge_Simpson&oldid=1001422938, Fictional American municipal police officers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 January 2021, at 16:35. The Simpsons uses a floating timeline in which the characters do not physically age, and as such the show is generally assumed to be set in the current year. Politically, Marge generally aligns with the Democratic Party, having supported the candidacy of her state's progressive governor Mary Bailey,[57] and voted for Jimmy Carter in both of his presidential elections. "[52] She often provides a voice of reason for the town itself, but many of the townspeople are frustrated or contemptuous of her failure to recognize or react correctly to breaches of social norms. Noted, was born on June 27, 1974. [80][81], Marge is depicted in much The Simpsons-related merchandise, including T-shirts, baseball caps, bumper stickers, cardboard stand-ups, refrigerator magnets, key rings, buttons, dolls, posters and figurines. [68] Still in 2004, Marge was ranked third in a poll conducted by the Opinion Research Company. She was raised by her parents, Jacqueline and Clancy Bouvier. And I have nothing to do with my character's movement. Marge’s image is normally that of a stereotypical sitcom mother who is sometimes seen as an inexperienced person and easy to be fooled. During this episode (Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore), Lisa questions Homer's memory of Marge's birthday. is now 45 years old. Edit. [91], Fictional character from The Simpsons franchise, "Marjorie Simpson" redirects here. [53] Marge is the only member of the family who encourages, and often forces, church attendance. 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