Jim Davis (cartoonist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jim Davis (cartoonist)

American cartoonist and creator of Garfield

Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1945

Place of Birth: Marion, Indiana, United States

Profession: screenwriter, comics artist, cartoonist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

James Robert Davis (born July 28, 1945) is an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the comic strips Garfield and U.S.
Acres (a.k.a.
Orson's Farm).
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 for CBS, originally broadcast between 1982 and 1991.
He also produced the Garfield & Friends Saturday Morning series, which aired on the channel 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.