Dav Pilkey

Children's Author

Birthday March 4, 1966

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Cleveland, OH

Age 58 years old

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About

Children's author and illustrator who penned the Captain Underpants series, which debuted in 1997. It was adapted into a film in 2017.

Before Fame

He worked at Pizza Hut for a time, where they left the "e" in Dave off his nametag. He chose to use that spelling as his pen name. His work World War Won won a national youth writing and illustration contest in 1986.

Trivia

His works included the Ricky Ricotta and Big Dog & Little Dog series.

Family Life

He grew up with an older sister, Cindy. He married Sayuri Pilkey and settled in Seattle, Washington. He left writing for a time to take care of his father, who was suffering from a terminal illness.

Associated With

Ed Helms voiced Captain Underpants in the film adaptation.