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James Robert "Jim" Davis (born July 28, 1945) is an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the comic strips ''Garfield'' and ''U.S. Acres'' (aka ''Orson's Farm''), the former of which has been published since 1978 and has since become the world's most widely syndicated comic strip. Davis's other comics work includes ''Tumbleweeds'', ''Gnorm Gnat'' and ''Mr. Potato Head''. Davis has written (or in some cases co-written) all of the Emmy Award-winning or nominated ''Garfield'' TV specials and was one of the producers behind the ''Garfield & Friends'' TV show which aired on CBS from 1988 to 1994. Davis is the writer and executive producer of a trilogy of CGI-direct-to-video feature films about Garfield, as well as one of the executive producers and the creator for the CGI-animated TV series ''The Garfield Show''. He continues to work on the strip. ==Personal life== Jim Davis was born in Marion, Indiana on July 28, 1945. Davis grew up on a small farm in Fairmount, Indiana, with his father James William "Jim" Davis, mother Anna Catherine "Betty" (née Carter) Davis, brother Dave and 25 cats. Davis's childhood on a farm parallels the life of Garfield's owner, Jon Arbuckle, who was also raised on a farm with his parents and a brother, Doc Boy. Jon is a cartoonist, who also celebrates his birthday on July 28. Davis attended Ball State University where he studied art and business. While attending Ball State, he became a member of the Theta Xi fraternity. Unlike the bachelor, Jon Arbuckle, Davis has been married twice, first to Carolyn (Altekruse), who was allergic to cats,〔"Those Catty Cartoonists," ''Time'' magazine, Dec. 07, 1981; available online at (Time magazine ) website.〕 though they owned a dog named Molly.〔(Jim Davis at Everything2.com )〕 They have a son, James Alexander Davis.〔〔(NNDB profile ). Retrieved March 15, 2008.〕 On July 16, 2000, Davis married his current wife, Jill, and had two more children: Ashley and Christopher.〔 Davis resides in Albany, Indiana, where he and his staff produce ''Garfield'' under his Paws, Inc. company, launched in 1981. Paws, Inc. employs nearly 50 artists and licensing administrators, who work with agents around the world managing Garfield's vast licensing, syndication, and entertainment empire. Davis is a former president of the Fairmount, Indiana FFA chapter.〔("National FFA Organization Prominent Members" ), National F.F.A. Organization (PDF)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jim Davis (cartoonist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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