Lynda Barry

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lynda Barry
Occupation	Cartoonist
Date Of Birth	Jan 2, 1956(1956-01-02)
Age	68
Birthplace	Richland Center
Country	United States
Birth City	Wisconsin
Horoscope	Capricorn

Lynda Barry Biography

Lynda Barry is one of the most popular and richest Cartoonist who was born on January 2, 1956 in Richland Center, Wisconsin, United States. Famous for her Ernie Pook’s Comeek comic strip. This cartoonist and writer also wrote several graphic and illustrated books, including Cruddy (1999), One! Hundred! Demons! (2002) and What It Is (2008). She received the Eisner Award 2009 for Best Reality-Based Comic Art.

In the 1980s, she was romantically in love with National Public Radio host During the 1980s, she was romantically involved with National Public Radio host Ira Glass..

At The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, Barry met fellow cartoonist Matt Groening. Her career began in 1977 when Groening and University of Washington Daily student editor John Keister each published her work without her knowledge in their respective student newspapers, titling it Ernie Pook’s Comeek

Collections of Barry’s comics began appearing in 1981. She has written two illustrated novels, The Good Times are Killing Me (1988) and Cruddy, also known as Cruddy: An Illustrated Novel (1999).

As the daughter of a Filipina Irish mother and a Norwegian Irish father, she grew up in Wisconsin. After her marriage to Kevin Kawula, the couple settled in Wisconsin on a dairy farm.

Lynda Barry Net Worth

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

She received a Fine Arts degree at The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington.

1998’s The Good Times Are Killing Me is about friendship among children of different races. She made the book into an Off-Broadway play in the early 1990s.

Lynda Barry (born Linda Jean Barry, January 2, 1956) is an American cartoonist, author, and teacher.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Lynda Barry Dating?

According to our records, Lynda Barry married to Kevin Kawula. As of December 1, 2023, Lynda Barry’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1994, Barry suffered a near-fatal case of dengue fever.

Facts & Trivia

Lynda Ranked on the list of most popular Cartoonist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Lynda Barry celebrates birthday on January 2 of every year.

Barry is married to Kevin Kawula, a prairie restoration expert. They met while she was an artist in residence at the Ragdale Foundation and he was land manager of the Lake Forest Open Lands project in Lake Forest, Illinois. In 2002 they moved to a dairy farm near Footville, Wisconsin.

Where does Lynda Barry teach?

Lynda Barry has worked as a painter, cartoonist, writer, illustrator, playwright, editor, commentator, and teacher and found that they are very much alike. She lives in Wisconsin, where she is associate professor of art and Discovery Fellow at University of Wisconsin Madison.

Is Lynda Barry Filipino?

Linda Jean Barry, who changed her first name to “Lynda” at age 12, was born on Highway 14 in Richland Center, Wisconsin. Her father was a meat-cutter of Irish and Norwegian descent, and her mother, a hospital housekeeper, was of Irish and Filipino descent.

Who is Lynda Berry?

Lynda Barry is a graphic novelist, cartoonist and teacher. In 2019, she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, given to those “who show exceptional creativity in their work and the prospect for still more in the future.”

Where did Lynda Barry go to college?

Education

What is the main point of Lynda Barry essay the sanctuary of school?

She is trying to persuade her American audience, such as the school board, and parents, that we need to keep the public schools. Barry is the perfect person to argue the importance of public schools and art and the children who attend them because she was one of those children.