The Resume

(June 28, 1945- )
Created Garfield
Won four Emmy awards for 'Garfield on the Town,' 'Garfield in the Rough,' 'Garfield's Halloween Adventure' and 'Garfield's Babes & Bullets'

Why he might be annoying:

He created an obnoxious, lazy, gluttonous and self-absorbed cat.
He doesn't own a cat because his wife was allergic to cats.
He took the name Garfield from his grandfather.

Why he might not be annoying:

That obnoxious, lazy, gluttonous and self-absorbed cat is loved by millions of readers (unlike that fat, pompous rip-off, named Heathcliff).
When the Chicago Sun-Times cancelled Garfield, 1300 readers threatened to cancel their subscriptions unless the comic became reinstated.
He had asthma as a child and spent a lot of time bedridden.
As a child, his mother encouraged him to express himself with drawing.
He won many awards for his work.
He is an active environmentalist.
He was honored with honorary doctorates from Ball State University and Purdue University.

Credit: BattyX3

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BattyX3's Profiles [Series 02]
• Cartoonists
• Got Milk Advertisers
• I am a Hoosier [Indiana]
• I Attended Ball State University
• I Have Asthma
• I Married in 2000
• I Was a Member of 4-H
• Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books (Ranked: 80)
• Look at Me, I'm Making a Funny Face
• Look at Me, I'm Sucking My Finger
• Look at My Tongue
• Look at My Toys
• My Name is Davis
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 485)
• Profiles 5001-5250 (Ranked: 5131)
• Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year Winners (Ranked: 1989)
• Satirized on Family Guy

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 163 Votes: 28.22% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 110 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 25 Votes: 24.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 63 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 118 Votes: 50.85% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 151 Votes: 61.59% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 16 Votes: 31.25% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 54 Votes: 40.74% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 77 Votes: 50.65% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 844 Votes: 44.55% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 213 Votes: 36.15% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 42 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 117 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 165 Votes: 44.85% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 272 Votes: 47.79% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 369 Votes: 43.63% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 868 Votes: 42.40% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1133 Votes: 39.72% Annoying