Grampa Simpson | |
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The Simpsons character | |
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Voiced by | Dan Castellaneta |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Retired farmer, World War II veteran |
Relatives |
Children: Homer Simpson Herb Powell Abbie Grandchildren: Bart Lisa Maggie Ranel Wife: Mona (deceased) Rita LaFleur (divorced) Selma Bouvier (divorced) Amber (deceased) (See also Simpson family) |
First appearance | |
Shorts | "Grampa and the Kids" |
The Simpsons | "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" |
Abraham Jedediah "Abe" Simpson II, often known simply as Grampa, is a fictional character in the animated television series, The Simpsons, he made his first appearance in the episode entitled Grampa and the Kids, a Simpsons short on The Tracey Ullman Show. Voiced by Dan Castellaneta, he is the father of Homer Simpson, and the grandfather of Bart, Lisa, and Maggie Simpson. In the 1000th issue of Entertainment Weekly, Grampa was selected as the Grandpa for "The Perfect TV Family".
Grampa Simpson 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 stories and senility. Grampa Simpson is the father to Homer Simpson, father-in-law to Marge Simpson and grandfather to siblings Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Grampa has also fathered two illegitimate children; a daughter named Abbie by a British woman named Edwina while in the United Kingdom during World War II, and Herbert Powell by a carnival prostitute (identified in The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album as "Gaby"). Grampa has an older brother named Cyrus, who lives in Tahiti and has multiple native wives. He also has a younger brother named Chet, who owns an unsuccessful shrimp company. Grampa was briefly married to Amber, the same woman Homer married on a drinking binge in Las Vegas. Grampa has also been briefly married to Marge's sister, Selma Bouvier, though Homer was against it, and was once romantically linked to Marge's mother, Jacqueline Bouvier. Grampa Simpson is currently married to Rita LaFleur.