Guy Gilchrist

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At the age of 24, Guy Gilchrist was hand-selected by Jim Henson to create The Muppets Comic Strip that was ultimately printed worldwide daily in 660-plus newspapers from 1981 to 1986. Throughout the years, Gilchrist set his hand to such notable cartoons as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry, Fraggle Rock and The Pink Panther as well as being instrumental in the creation of The Muppet Babies.

Gilchrist took over the iconic Nancy comic strip in 1995 with 2015 marks his twentieth year drawing the strip. Syndicated internationally in 80 countries and some 400 newspapers, Nancy has a viewership of 57 million readers. In 2013 Gilchrist unveiled a one-of-a-kind exhibit, Nancy Loves Nashville, at the Nashville International Airport during which the location of Three Rocks (the town where Nancy, Sluggo, Aunt Fritzi and the other members of the Nancy strip live) was revealed to be a suburb just outside of Nashville.

Gilchrist has been recognized and honored internationally for his creativity and authorship. He was awarded the National Cartoonist Society's highly coveted Reuben Award in 1997 and in 1998 the Society honored him for Best Magazine and Book Illustrator in connection with Gilchrist’s work on Night Lights and Pillow Fights – Book One and Book Two. Also with respect to Night Lights and Pillow Fights, Gilchrist was awarded the Bank Street Award for Best Book of the Year – 1998. Gilchrist is a three-time award winner of the Best Book of the Year from the International Reading Council of the United Nations, for the Tiny Dinos book series. The Tiny Dinos series was among the top bestselling books at Walden Books.

A strong supporter of charities and children, Gilchrist has been honored for his contributions by Vanderbilt Hospital, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Hartford Children's Medical Center, Shriners Hospitals, and The Angelus. An active supporter and voice for the military and veterans’ causes, Gilchrist has been honored by the armed forces and veterans organizations for his support and work.

Additional information on Guy Gilchrist and his work may be obtained at www.nancyandsluggo.com.or by contacting info@guygilchristmanagement.com