Nationality American Name Jerry Scott Occupation Cartoonist Role Comic Strip Creator | Spouse(s) Kim Scott Children 2 | |
Born May 2, 1955 (age 68) ( 1955-05-02 ) South Bend, Indiana Residence San Luis Obispo, California, United States Awards Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year Books Zits: Supersized: Spring 20, BBXX: Baby Blues: De, Growth Spurt: Zits Sketchbo, Zits: Sketchbook #1, Don't Roll Your Eyes at Me - Yo | ||
Known for Nancy, Baby Blues, Zits | ||
ZITS: CHILLAX by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
Jerry Scott (born May 2, 1955) is an American cartoonist and writer. He is known as the creator of the comic strips Baby Blues and Zits. He is one of only four cartoonists to have multiple strips appearing in over 1,000 newspapers worldwide.
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Career
Scott started cartooning professionally in the mid-1970s by submitting gag cartoons to magazines, and he sold one from his first batch to the Saturday Evening Post. In 1983, Scott was selected to succeed Mark Lasky (in the wake of Lasky's sudden death) on Ernie Bushmiller's Nancy. Scott modernized the strip to his own specifications, and eventually handed it over to Guy Gilchrist in the 1990s. He became friends with Rick Kirkman and they created Baby Blues, a comic based on American family life with young children. Kirkman does the illustrations, while Scott does the writing. Later, Scott and Jim Borgman collaborated to create Zits, which follows family life with a teenaged son. In Zits, Scott does the writing, while the drawings are done by Borgman. As of 2016, Both Baby Blues and Zits are still in syndication.