Jeff Keane is an American cartoonist. He is the youngest son of the late cartoonist
Bil Keane who, following his father's death in 2011, became
inker and
colorist of the
syndicated comic strip ''
The Family Circus'', after having assisted on it since 1981.
The character Jeffy from ''The Family Circus'' was based on the young Jeff Keane, who grew to receive his BFA in Drama at the
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
, but eventually joined the family business. He lives in
Laguna Hills, California, in the
Nellie Gail Ranch community.
Keane was elected president of The
National Cartoonists Society (NCS) for the 2007–2009 term. He was re-elected president for the 2009–2011 term.
At the 2015
Reuben Awards, Keane received the Silver T-Square Award for "outstanding service" to the cartooning profession.
References
External links
The Family Circus Official Homepage
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American comic strip cartoonists
American humorists
Comics inkers
Comics colorists
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