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Bill Griffith

William Henry Jackson Griffith (born January 20, 1944) is an American cartoonist who signs his work Bill Griffith and Griffy. He is best known for his surreal daily comic strip Zippy. The catchphrase "Are we having fun yet?" is credited to Griffith.

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Awards
Inkpot Award (1992) Reuben Award (2023)
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Cartoonist
Born
William Henry Jackson Griffith (1944-01-20) January 20, 1944 (age 82) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Notable works
Young Lust Arcade Zippy the Pinhead Invisible Ink Nobody's Fool
Pseudonym
Griffy

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Bill Griffith

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related to Bibliography · 18
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Bill Griffith → Boston Globe, Comics, Creation, Feb, Found, List, Lost, Noble In The Margin, Official Zippy The Pinhead, On, Paul Di Fillipo Barnes, Pinhead, Review, Road, Top, Zippy, Zippy Meets Mick Jagger
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Bill Griffith → Cartoonist
Awards · 1
Bill Griffith → Inkpot Award (1992) Reuben Award (2023)
Born · 1
Bill Griffith → William Henry Jackson Griffith (1944-01-20) January 20, 1944 (age 82) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Notable works · 1
Bill Griffith → Young Lust Arcade Zippy the Pinhead Invisible Ink Nobody's Fool
Pseudonym · 1
Bill Griffith → Griffy
Spouse · 1
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Bill GriffithAwardsInkpot Award (1992) Reuben Award (2023)1.00infobox
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Bill GriffithNotable worksYoung Lust Arcade Zippy the Pinhead Invisible Ink Nobody's Fool1.00infobox
Bill GriffithPseudonymGriffy1.00infobox
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