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2 | [[caption-width-right:280:''"Hello, I'm Jim Davis, and this is my cat ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}."'']] |
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4 | James Robert Davis (born July 28, 1945) is an American cartoonist, television writer, television producer, screenwriter, and film producer. |
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6 | Jim Davis was born in Marion, Indiana, and grew up on a small Black Angus cow farm. Davis often refers his upbringing as a major influence on his work. |
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8 | He is best known for creating ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'', a [[LongRunners long-running]] comic strip that has been published since 1978. |
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10 | Not to be confused with actor [[Creator/JimDavisActor Marlin "Jim" Davis]] or [[YouTubePoop Pooper]] Creator/JimmyDavis. |
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12 | !!Comic strips created by Jim Davis: |
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14 | * ''ComicStrip/GnormGnat'' (1973-1975) |
15 | * ''ComicStrip/{{Jon}}'' (1976-1978) |
16 | * ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' (1978-present) |
17 | * ''ComicStrip/USAcres''[[note]]''Orson's Farm'' outside the US[[/note]] (1986-1989) |
18 | * ''ComicStrip/MrPotatoHead'' (2001-2003, with Brett Koth) |
19 | * ''Life According to Garfield'' (2009-2010) |
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21 | !! Tropes and trivia: |
22 | * ApprovalOfGod: Davis gave his blessing to ''Webcomic/GarfieldMinusGarfield'' and allowed it to be published as an official book, even contributing a few Garfield-less comics of his own. |
23 | * ArtEvolution: His artstyle for ''Garfield'' and ''U.S. Acres'' evolved dramatically as the years passed. ''Garfield'' is itself evolved from its predecessor, ''Jon''. |
24 | * AuthorAvatar: Jon was originally conceived as one by Davis (e.g. his cartoonist profession, growing up on a farm, sharing the same birthday, and having a brother named Doc). |
25 | * CreatorBacklash: Davis will be the first to tell you that he is ''not'' happy with ''ComicStrip/GnormGnat''. He also hardly mentions the existence of ''ComicStrip/{{Jon}}'', a prototype of ''Garfield''. |
26 | * CreatorProvincialism: According to ''Garfield Goes Hollywood'' and ''Happy Birthday, Garfield'', Garfield, Odie and Jon reside in Muncie, Indiana, Davis' hometown. |
27 | * DoesNotLikeSpam: Raisins, hence why Garfield hates them. |
28 | * MoneyDearBoy: Davis has admitted to making ''Garfield'' with the intention of making money. |
29 | * SelfDeprecation: Davis opens ''Garfield'''s 20th anniversary book by claiming, "I was born July 28, 1945, in Marion, Indiana, and was promptly dropped on my head - which explains my lifelong desire to become a cartoonist." |
30 | * WriteWhatYouKnow: |
31 | ** Davis based Garfield on the pet cats his family owned in his youth. |
32 | ** Garfield is named after Davis' grandfather, James A. Garfield Davis (himself named after [[UsefulNotes/JamesAGarfield the former president]]). |
33 | ** Doc Boy is named after Davis' brother, Dave "Doc" Davis. |
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