- Born
- Birth nameDavid Murray Pilkey Jr.
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Dav Pilkey was born on March 4, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017), Ask the Mask (2022) and The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018). He has been married to Sayuri Pilkey since 2005.
- SpouseSayuri Pilkey(2005 - present)
- As a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia.
- Enjoys kayaking in the Pacific Northwest with his wife.
- He got the name "Dav" from a situation that happened to him when he used to work as a waiter for a Pizza Hut. The employees of the Pizza Hut all had their name tags spelled out with an old fashion label maker. The label maker wasn't able to label out the letter "E" for names that contained the letter. So instead of having the name Dave on his name tag, it instead has Dav labeled on it. He soon decided to stick with the name ever since.
- I had a lot of reading problems growing up.
- I think every character I've ever come up with has been based on someone or something I've known.
- My books are just pure escapism for kids.
- I think my funny books are my favorites because I like to laugh so much.
- Grown-ups do a lot of complaining!
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