Jim Benton

Cartoonist

Birthday October 31, 1960

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Michigan

Age 63 years old

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About

Children's author and illustrator known for the It's Happy Bunny series and the Dear Dumb Diary series; he was also a two-time National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award nominee.

Before Fame

He worked as a custom T-shirt designer after graduating from Western Michigan University.

Trivia

He was nominated for a National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award in 2009 and 2011.

Family Life

He married and had two children with Mary K. Hart.

Associated With

He is a contemporary of well-known children's illustrator creator Jeff Kinney , who created Diary of a Wimpy Kid.