<P> Homer and his wife Marge have three children: Bart, Lisa, and Maggie . As the family's provider, he works at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant as safety inspector . Homer embodies several American working class stereotypes: he is a crude, bald, obese, short - tempered, neglectful of the rules, clumsy, lazy, heavy drinking, ignorant and idiotic person; however, he is essentially a decent man and fiercely devoted to his family often ignoring his own personal interests for those in his family . Examples include working long hours in order to buy Lisa a horse, dealing with Marge's sisters when they come over, moving back to Springfield instead of staying in a job he loves, getting Bart a ride back to Springfield after getting stranded during spring break, going to Lisa's band concerts, and giving up his love of pork chop night in order to take his family out on town to try something they like . Despite the suburban blue - collar routine of his life, he has had a number of remarkable experiences, including going to space, climbing the tallest mountain in Springfield by himself, making a movie with Mel Gibson, fighting President George H.W. Bush, fighting professional boxing and earning a title shot, and starting the grunge band Sadgasm . </P> <P> In the shorts and earlier episodes, Castellaneta voiced Homer with a loose impression of Walter Matthau; however, during the second and third seasons of the half - hour show, Homer's voice evolved to become more robust, to allow the expression of a fuller range of emotions . He 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 . His signature catchphrase, the annoyed grunt "D'oh!", has been included in The New Oxford Dictionary of English since 1998 and the Oxford English Dictionary since 2001 . </P> <P> Homer is one of the most influential characters in the history of television, and is widely considered to be an American cultural icon . The British newspaper The Sunday Times described him as "the greatest comic creation of (modern) time". He was named the greatest character "of the last 20 years" in 2010 by Entertainment Weekly, was ranked the second greatest cartoon character by TV Guide, behind Bugs Bunny, and was voted the greatest television character of all time by Channel 4 viewers . For voicing Homer, Castellaneta has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice - Over Performance and a special - achievement Annie Award . In 2000, Homer and his family were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . </P> <P> Homer is the bumbling husband of Marge and father of Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson . He is the son of Mona and Abraham "Grampa" Simpson . Homer held over 188 different jobs in the first 400 episodes of The Simpsons . In most episodes, he works as the Nuclear Safety Inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, a position he has held since "Homer's Odyssey", the third episode of the series . At the plant, Homer is often ignored and completely forgotten by his boss Mr. Burns, and constantly falls asleep and neglects his duties . Matt Groening has stated that he decided to have Homer work at the power plant because of the potential for Homer to wreak havoc . Each of his other jobs has lasted only one episode . In the first half of the series, the writers developed an explanation about how he got fired from the plant and was then rehired in every episode . In later episodes, he often began a new job on impulse, without any mention of his regular employment . </P>

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