Jim Davis (cartoonist)

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 strips "Garfield" and "U.S. Acres". Davis's other comics work includes "Tumbleweeds", "Gnorm Gnat", and "Mr. Potato Head".
He also produced "Garfield &amp; Friends", a series which also aired on CBS from 1988 to 1994.