Garfield is a fictional cat and the protagonist of the comic strip of the same name, created by Jim Davis. Garfield is portrayed as a lazy, fat, and cynical orange tabby Persian cat. He is noted for his love of lasagna and sleeping, and his hatred of Mondays, Nermal, and exercise.
Garfield is an orange cat belonging to Jon Arbuckle.[2] He was born on June 19, 1978 (the day the first Garfield strip was published), in the kitchen of Mamma Leoni’s Italian Restaurant.[3][4][5] Jim Davis named Garfield after his grandfather, James Garfield Davis.[6] As a kitten, he develops a taste for lasagna, which would become his favorite food.[7] Because of his large appetite, the owner of Mamma Leoni’s has to choose between giving away Garfield or closing down his restaurant; so Garfield is sold to a pet shop. Garfield is adopted from the store by Jon Arbuckle on August 19, 1978.
