Jim Davis (cartoonist)
American cartoonist and creator of Garfield / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Robert Davis (born July 28, 1945) is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known as the creator of the comic strips Garfield and U.S. Acres. Published since 1978, Garfield is one of the world's most widely syndicated comic strips.[1] Davis's other comics work includes Tumbleweeds, Gnorm Gnat, and Mr. Potato Head.
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| Born | James Robert Davis (1945-07-28) July 28, 1945 (age 78) Marion, Indiana, U.S. |
| Education | Ball State University |
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| Years active | 1969–present |
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Davis wrote and co-wrote all of the Garfield TV specials for CBS, originally broadcast between 1982 and 1991. He also produced Garfield and Friends, a series which also aired on CBS from 1988 to 1994. Davis was the writer and executive producer for a series of CGI direct-to-video feature films about Garfield, as well as an executive producer for the CGI animated TV series The Garfield Show and Garfield Originals.