Jim Davis

Also known as James Davis, James Robert Davis, Jim Robert Davis

American cartoonist

Film & TV

Marion, Indiana, USA

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. Davis's other comics work includes Tumbleweeds, Gnorm Gnat, and Mr. Potato Head. Davis wrote or co-wrote all of the Garfield TV specials…

Known for

Stripped — Self2014
Happy Birthday Garfield — Himself - Host1988
Garfield and Friends1988

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Key facts

Born: James Robert Davis , ( 1945-07-28 ) July 28, 1945 (age 80) , Marion, Indiana , U.S.
Education: Ball State University
Occupations: Cartoonist television writer television producer screenwriter film producer
Years active: 1969–present
Notable work: Garfield (1978–present) U.S. Acres (1986–1989)
Parents: James William Davis Anna Catherine Davis

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: James
Family name: Davis
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Fairmount
Occupation: film director
Educated at: Ball State University
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Notable work: Garfield
Official website: www.garfield.com
Image: James R. Davis.jpg

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date of birth: 1945-07-28
Commons category: Jim Davis
different from: Jim Davis
owner of: Paws, Inc.
name in native language: Jim Davis
birth name: James Robert Davis
start of work period: 1969-00-00
medical condition: stuttering
Commons Creator page: Jim Davis

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Encyclopedic overview

James Robert Davis (born July 28, 1945) 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.

Davis wrote or 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.

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