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, cynical and self-absorbed orange tabby Persian cat.

He is noted for his love of lasagna and pizza, coffee, and sleeping, and his hatred of Mondays, Nermal, the vet, and exercise.

[1] He was born on (1978-06-19)June 19, 1978 (the day the first Garfield strip was published), in the kitchen of Mamma Leoni's Italian Restaurant.

Garfield frequently gets into many adventures, such as getting stuck in roll-up shades, sparring with mice, and getting locked up in animal shelters.