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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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