Stephan Pastis

About

Cartoonist and children's book author who created the popular Pearls Before Swine comic strip. His first children's book, Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, appeared on the New York Times Best Seller List.

Before Fame

He studied political science at the University of California-Berkeley and subsequently attended law school at the University of California-Los Angeles.

Trivia

He ended his work as an attorney as soon as he established himself as a successful cartoonist.

Family Life

He was born in San Marino, California to a Greek-American family. With his wife Staci, he had two children.

Associated With

At the start of his career, he received feedback on his early work from legendary Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz.