# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/tim-schafer
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:13:18.266Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/tim-schafer"
name: "Tim Schafer"
slug: "tim-schafer"
description: "Timothy John Schafer is an American video game designer. He founded Double Fine Productions in July 2000, after having spent over a decade at LucasArts. Schafer is best known as the designer of critically acclaimed games Full Throttle, Grim Fandango, Psychonauts, Brütal Legend and Broken Age, co-designer of Day of the Tentacle, and assistant designer on The Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge. He is well known in the video game industry for his storytelling and comedic writing style, and has been given both a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Game Developers Choice Awards, and a BAFTA Fellowship for his contributions to the industry."
tagline: "American video game designer (born 1967)"
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birthDate: "1967-07-26"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump