Berkeley Breathed

Berkeley Breathed
Breathed signing a book
BornGuy Berkeley Breathed
(1957-06-21) June 21, 1957 (age 67)
Encino, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Area(s)Cartoonist, illustrator, screenwriter
Pseudonym(s)Berke
Notable works
Bloom County comic strip (1980–1989, 2015–present)
Outland Sunday strip (1989–1995)
Opus Sunday strip
(2003–2008).
AwardsPulitzer Prize – For editorial cartooning
1987

Guy Berkeley "Berke" Breathed (/ˈbrɛθɪd/; born June 21, 1957) is an American cartoonist, children's book author, director, and screenwriter, known for his comic strips Bloom County, Outland, and Opus. Bloom County earned Breathed the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1987.