wˌɛn hiː wʌz fˈoːɹtiːn, hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ æz ɐ kɑːɹtˈuːnɪst wʌz dʒˈʌmpstˈɑːɹɾᵻd baɪ hɪz ɡɹˈændmʌðɚ hˌuː ˈɜːdʒd hˌɪm tə sˈɛnd kɑːɹtˈuːnz tə pɚɹˈeɪd.
When he was 14, his career as a cartoonist was jump-started by his grandmother who urged him to send cartoons to Parade.