Homer Simpson

Homer Jay Simpson is the father of the Simpson family; he is overweight, lazy, and not too bright. His behavior is often absurd, selfish, dangerous, clumsy, idiotic, and insensitive. However, he has shown moments of great intellect, and can be a caring parent and husband at times. Over the years, he has evolved into an iconic symbol, recognized and understood by millions of misunderstood fathers across the globe. 

Homer works as a low level safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, in Sector 7G, although "working" in this case refers largely to dozing and eating doughnuts. He spends a great deal of his time at Moe's Tavern with his lifelong friends Barney, Carl, Lenny, and bartender Moe. At home he can often be found sitting on the sofa mindlessly watching TV while snacking on food and drinking Duff.

Homer was born on May 9 1960. He was raised on a Simpsons farm by his parents, Mona and Abe. In the mid-1960s, while Homer was between nine and twelve years of age, Mona went into hiding following a run-in with the law. Homer attended Springfield High School and fell in love with Marge Bouvier in 1974. After high school, Homer and Marge bought an apartment at Springfield Place. Marge gets a letter accepting her into college. To pay for the tuition, Homer's dad gives him a job at Simpson Lazer tag. Meanwhile, he has a band on the side that's like a barbershop quartet. When Marge becomes infatuated by her professor, Homer turns his band into a grunge band. Marge realizes who she really loves, and goes back to Homer. After college, Marge became pregnant with Bart in 1982, while Homer was working at Sir Putts-A-Lot, turning the crank that spins the windmill. The two were wed in Shotgun Pete's 24 Hour Wedding Chapel, a small wedding chapel across the state line.They spent their wedding reception alone at a truck stop, before ending up at the Bouvier's House. After failing to get a job at the newly built Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, Homer left Marge to find a job by which he could support his family. He briefly worked at a taco restaurant called the Gulp 'n' Blow, until Marge found him and convinced him to return. As a result, Homer confronted Mr. Burns and secured a job at the Plant. Marge became pregnant with Lisa in 1984, shortly before the new couple bought their first house. Homer saw brief success as the lead singer and songwriter for the barbershop quartet the Be-Sharps, even winning a Grammy. During his time with the group, Homer was frequently absent from home, which put stress on his marriage. After the group broke up due to creative differences, Homer went back to Springfield to continue his old life. Some time in the late 1980s, Homer and Marge carefully budgeted so Homer could work at his dream job, a pin monkey at Barney's uncle's Barney's Bowl-O-Rama. Unfortunately for Homer, Marge became pregnant with Maggie in 1992, shortly after he started his new job, and not being able to support his family, he went back to the Nuclear Plant. Since then Homer has started many jobs, including going to Outer Space, but has ended up back where he began at the Nuclear Plant. He once almost caused the destruction of Springfield, after polluting the Springfield Lake with his new pet pig (and his) waste. He stopped Burns nucleur bus company and saved his town from a Zombie invasion.

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