Jim Davis
American cartoonist · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1945 · age 81
James Robert Davis is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is 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. Davis's other comics work includes T.K. Ryan's Tumbleweeds, Gnorm Gnat, and Mr. Potato Head.
Jim Davis is read about 575 times a day, in 35 languages.
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2016Inkpot AwardAward1991Honorary Doctor of Purdue UniversityAward1989Reuben AwardAward1945Born28 July 1945
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Lorenzo Music Also in Garfield on the Town (1983)
Phil Roman Directed Here Comes Garfield (1982)
Gregg Berger Also in Garfield on the Town (1983)
Mark A.Z. Dippé Directed Garfield Gets Real (2007)
Hal Smith Also in Here Comes Garfield (1982)
Bill Melendez Produced Here Comes Garfield (1982)
Lee Mendelson Produced Here Comes Garfield (1982)
Peter Hewitt Directed Garfield: The Movie and Garfield
Jennifer Love Hewitt Jim produced Garfield: The Movie (2004)
Jimmy Kimmel Jim produced Garfield: The Movie (2004)
Stephen Tobolowsky Jim produced Garfield: The Movie (2004)
Breckin Meyer Jim produced Garfield: The Movie (2004)
David Eigenberg Jim produced Garfield: The Movie (2004)
Juliette Goglia Jim produced Garfield: The Movie (2004)
Mark Christopher Lawrence Jim produced Garfield: The Movie (2004)
Eve Brent Jim produced Garfield: The Movie (2004)
Pat Carroll Also in A Garfield Christmas (1987)
Mark Dindal Also in The Garfield Movie 2
Broderick Johnson Also in The Garfield Movie 2- Rod Daniel Directed The Fantastic Funnies (1980)
Andrew Kosove Also in The Garfield Movie 2
David Reynolds Also in The Garfield Movie 2
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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1945 · age 81
