Bill Amend

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Bill Amend (born 1962 in Northampton, Massachusetts) is an American cartoonist, best known for his comic strip, FoxTrot.

Amend attended high school in Burlingame, California where he was a cartoonist on his school newspaper. He attended Amherst College where he drew comics for the college paper. He majored in physics and graduated in 1984.

After a short time in the animation business, Amend decided to pursue a cartooning career and signed on with Universal Press Syndicate. FoxTrot first appeared on April 10, 1988. Amend currently lives in the midwest USA with his wife and children.

On May 21, 1999, Amherst College awarded him an Honorary Degree.

Amend made a television appearance on The Screen Savers, which aired October 20, 2003 on the former TechTV.

External links

[Bill Amend's Personal Home Page]
[Short bio] (with picture) at The National Cartoonists Society (with picture) at The National Cartoonists Society
[Amherst College To Award Seven Honorary Degrees at Commencement May 21]

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