Bill Watterson

About Bill Watterson

Calvin & Hobbes comic strip creator. He won numerous awards throughout his career, including the Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year in 1986 and 1988.

William Boyd Watterson II is a retired American cartoonist and author of the Calvin and Hobbes comics, merged between 1985 and 1995. Watterson quit drawing Calvin and Hobbes in late 1995 with a brief statement to the newspaper's editors and its readers. he feels he has achieved all he can in this vehicle. Watterson is known for his negative views on licensing and comic book distribution; its efforts to develop and elevate comic journalism as an art form; and came into private life after quitting drawing Calvin and Hobbes. Watterson was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. The suburban setting of the American Midwestern Ohio is part of the inspiration of Calvin and Hobbes.

Known for	Calvin and Hobbes
Occupation	Cartoonist
Born	July 5, 1958, Washington, D.C, U.S.
Alma mater	Kenyon College (B.A, 1980)

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Trivia

In 1996, he won the Harvey Award for Best Syndicated Comic Strip for Calvin and Hobbes.

Bill Watterson before fame

At the age of eight, he began sketching cartoons for his high school newspaper and yearbook.

Achievement of Bill Watterson

In 1996, he won the Harvey Award for Best Syndicated Comic Strip for Calvin and Hobbes.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$100 Million

Bill Watterson family life

In 1983, he married Melissa Richmond, and they had Violet as a daughter. His father worked for the US Patent and Trademark Office as a patent examiner.

Associations of Bill Watterson

As a child, he was influenced by Charles Schulz, the author of the Peanuts comic strip.

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