Homer Jay Simpson (born May 12) is the main protagonist of the The Simpsons. He is the husband of Marge Simpson and father of Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson. Homer is overweight (said to be 240 pounds elsewhere), lazy, and often ignorant to the world around him. Although he has many flaws, he has shown to have great caring, love and even bravery to those he cares about and sometimes, even others he doesn't. His favorite color is blue, and he enjoys dancing, eating donuts, drinking, hugging, driving a sit-down arcade racer, playing the piano and horse riding. His favorite kiddie rides are 'Stuart Little', 'Barney Train' and 'Ride the Champion Mechanical Horse'. Homer works as a low-level safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant in Sector 7G, although he is often incompetent and negligent towards his duties. He spends a great deal of his time at Moe's Tavern with his friends Barney Gumble, Carl Carlson, Lenny Leonard, and Moe Szyslak. At home, he can often be found sitting on the couch mindlessly watching TV while snacking on food and drinking Duff. Homer is also the only son of current Abe Simpson II and the late Mona Simpson, though he has two illegitimate half-siblings on Abraham's side. When provoked, he often strangles Bart for pressuring him. Even though he mutually hates his wife's sisters Patty Bouvier and Selma Bouvier, he played Selma's husband for her to adopt Ling and agreed to be the minister for Patty's intended homosexual marriage. As a result of this, Homer is her legal adoptive father. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)