Berkeley Breathed

Quick Facts

Full Name	Berkeley Breathed
Occupation	Cartoonist
Date Of Birth	Jun 21, 1957(1957-06-21)
Age	67
Birthplace	Encino
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Gemini

Berkeley Breathed Biography

Berkeley Breathed is one of the most popular and richest Cartoonist who was born on June 21, 1957 in Encino, California, United States. Illustrator and cartoonist, whose most well-known work is His Pulitzer Prize- winning strip “Bloom County,” featuring famous characters such as Bill the Cat and Opus the Penguin.

The cartoonists, namely He and Bil Keane were both well-known syndicated cartoonists. were both cartoonists who were syndicated.

Breathed was first published when he was hired part-time by the Austin American-Statesman to draw editorial cartoons for the newspaper. This job was short-lived; he was dismissed shortly after one of his cartoons caused outrage. His first comic strip published regularly was The Academia Waltz, which appeared in the Daily Texan, in 1978 while he was a student at the University of Texas. During his time at the University of Texas, Breathed self-published two collections of The Academia Waltz, using the profits to pay his tuition. The comic strip attracted the notice of the editors of The Washington Post, who recruited him to do a nationally syndicated strip.

On December 8, 1980, Bloom County made its debut. It featured some of the characters from Academia Waltz, including former frat-boy Steve Dallas and the paraplegic Vietnam war veteran Cutter John. At its start, the strip’s style was so similar to that of another popular strip, Doonesbury, that Doonesbury’s creator Garry Trudeau wrote to Breathed several times to indicate their similarities. Breathed has acknowledged that he borrowed liberally from Doonesbury during his early career. In the Outland collection, One Last Little Peek, Breathed even put an early Bloom County side-by-side with the Doonesbury comic strip from which it obviously took its idea.

His family was living in Encino at the time his birth, however, his family was raised in Houston, Texas. His wife Jody Boyman had two kids.

Berkeley Breathed Net Worth

Berkeley Breathed is one of the richest Cartoonist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Berkeley Breathed 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He had his first cartooning job with The Austin American-Statesman, but his editorials caused so much discord that they sacked. He was given notice from The Washington Post after he self-published his college newspaper strip “The Academia Waltz” to pay for his tuition.

He was a fan of “Bloom County” with the Sunday-only “Outland” and “Opus” comic strips. He took a break from comics in 2008 and shifted his focus to becoming a writer for children.

Guy Berkeley “Berke” Breathed (/ˈ b r ɛ ð ɪ d / ; born June 21, 1957) is an American cartoonist, children’s book creator, director and screenwriter, best known for his comic strips Bloom County, Outland, and Opus. Bloom County earned Breathed the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1987.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Berkeley Breathed Dating?

According to our records, Berkeley Breathed married to Heather Standish Wright , Jody Boyman. As of December 1, 2023, Berkeley Breathed’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2003, Breathed began the comic strip Opus, a Sunday-only strip featuring Opus the Penguin, who was one of the main characters of Bloom County.

Facts & Trivia

Berkeley Ranked on the list of most popular Cartoonist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Berkeley Breathed celebrates birthday on June 21 of every year.

Several newspapers chose not to run the August 26, 2007, Opus cartoon because it might offend Muslims.

What has happened to Berkeley Breathed?

Bloom County earned Breathed the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning during 1987. The strip eventually appeared in over 1,200 newspapers around the world until Breathed retired the daily strip in 1989 , stating that he wanted to terminate the strip while it was still popular.

Is Berkeley Breathed retired?

Breathed retired from cartooning in November 2008. Berkeley Breathed has published several children’s books since 1991. He has also written for magazines like Life, Boating and Travel and Leasure, and he has designed sets of greeting cards featuring his well-known characters.

Where does Berke Breathed live?

Cartoonist Berkeley Breathed lists his home in Santa Barbara at $4.95 million. Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Berkeley Breathed has listed his mountainside retreat in Santa Barbara for $4.95 million.

Is Bloom County still going?

Bloom County
Current status/schedule| Running, no set schedule
Launch date| December 8, 1980
End date| August 6, 1989, resumed on July 13, 2015
Alternate name(s)| Bloom County 2015 (2015)

Is Berkeley Breathed still writing Bloom County?

‘Bloom County’ And Opus The Penguin Return After A 25-Year Hiatus Comic strip creator Berkeley Breathed tells Fresh Air’s Sam Briger that a 2008 letter from author Harper Lee inspired him to re-launch his famous strip on Facebook.