Professor Farnsworth

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Professor Farnsworth
Futurama character
First appearance	"Space Pilot 3000" (1999)
Created by	Matt Groening David X. Cohen
Designed by	Matt Groening
Voiced by	Billy West David Herman ("Reincarnation" "Action Delivery Force" segment)
In-universe information
Full name	Hubert J. Farnsworth
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Occupation	CEO/Owner of Planet Express, Lecturer at Mars University
Family	Velma Farnsworth (mother) Ned Farnsworth (father) Floyd Farnsworth (brother) Philip J. Fry (Great-great-great-grand uncle)
Significant other	Mom (ex-girlfriend)
Children	Cubert Farnsworth (clone) Igner (biological son)
Relatives	Philip J. Fry (distant uncle/grandfather by time rift paradox) Yancy Fry Jr. (deceased distant grandfather)
Origin	New New York City, New York, U.S.

Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth, commonly referred to in-show as either Professor Farnsworth or simply Professor, is a fictional character in the American animated television series Futurama. The mad scientist proprietor of the Planet Express delivery service for whom the main characters work, he is the great (×30) grandnephew and the great (×30) grandson of series protagonist Philip J. Fry because of a time paradox. He alternates between intelligence and amoral senility due to his greatly advanced age of 175. He demonstrates a mastery of any field of science necessary for the series' plots and is suggested to be one of the most brilliant inventors on Earth. However, he falls asleep constantly, and he routinely sends his crews on suicide missions.