What is Jim Davis (cartoonist)?
{{Infobox person | name = Jim Davis | image = Jim Davis cropped.jpg | caption = Davis in 2011 | imagesize = 180px | birth_name = James Robert Davis | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|7|28|mf=yes}} | birth_place = [[Marion, Indiana]], U.S. | education = [[Ball State University]] | years_active = 1969–present | notable_works = ''[[Garfield]]''<br /> (1978–present)<br />''[[U.S. Acres]]''<br />(1986–1989) | occupation = Cartoonist, television writer, television producer, screenwriter, film producer | parents = | net_worth = | signature = Jim Davis signature.svg }} '''James Robert Davis''' (born July 28, 1945) is an American cartoonist, television writer, [[television producer]], screenwriter, and [[movie producer]]. He is best known as the creator of the [[comic strip]]s ''[[Garfield]]'' and ''[[U.S. Acres]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2002/01/28/daily4.html|title=Garfield comic strip makes Guinness Book of World Records |website=[[bizjournals]]|date=January 28, 2002|access-date=January 29, 2018}}</ref> Davis's other comics work includes ''[[Tumbleweeds (comic strip)|Tumbleweeds]]'', ''[[Gnorm Gnat]]'', and ''[[Mr. Potato Head]]''. He also produced ''[[Garfield & Friends]]'', a series which also aired on [[CBS]] from 1988 to 1994. == Early life == Davis was born in [[Marion, Indiana]]. He spent his time at a Black Angus cow farm in [[Fairmount, Indiana]] with his parents. His farm chores inspired the creation of Garfield's owner, [[Jon Arbuckle]]. Just like the author, Jon's birthday is on July 28. His education came from the [[Ball State University]] studying art and business. In [[Fairmount High School]], Davis took part of the newspaper known as ''The Breeze''. His first comics appeared here. Today, most of his older comics are safely kept in a room. Davis uses a [[graphics tablet]] to draw his comics. == Career == Before his job