Berkeley Breathed | |
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Born | Guy Berkeley Breathed June 21, 1957 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). |
Awards | Pulitzer 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.