Dav Pilkey

Dav Pilkey
Pilkey at a book event in 2018
Pilkey at a book event in 2018
BornDavid Murray Pilkey Jr.
(1966-03-04) March 4, 1966 (age 58)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Pen nameDav Pilkey
Occupation
  • Writer
  • illustrator
  • cartoonist
GenreChildren's literature, comedy.
Years active1987–present
Notable worksDragon series
Captain Underpants series
Dog Man series
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot series
Dumb Bunnies series
Spouse
Sayuri Pilkey
(m. 2005)
Signature
Website
pilkey.com

David Murray "Dav" Pilkey Jr. (/ˈdv/; born March 4, 1966)[1] is an American cartoonist, author, and illustrator of children's literature. He is best known as the author and illustrator of the children's book series, Captain Underpants, and its spin-off children's graphic novel series Dog Man, the latter published under the respective writer and illustrator pen names of George Beard and Harold Hutchins, which are also the names of the two protagonists of the Captain Underpants series.

  1. ^ Pilkey.com Archived February 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine