 Darrin Bell was born on January 27, 1975. Although both his parents were teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Bells were not eligible for welfare. So, Darrin carved a set of pencils and brushes from a nearby fern and taught himself to draw.
Darrin was sent to the best public schools in Los Angeles, and was, nevertheless, admitted to the University of California at Berkeley where he graduated with a B.A. in Political Science. Between 1995-2001, he regularly contributed controversial editorial cartoons to the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Oakland Tribune, and occasionally to several other publications in the U.S. and in Europe. In 2001, he switched gears to develop two successfully-syndicated comic strips. The Washington Post Writers Group recently launched his comic strip "Candorville" , which now appears in the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, Rocky Mountain News, Detroit Free Press, and several other papers. His other comic strip, "Rudy Park," which he co-created with journalist Theron Heir, is syndicated internationally to over 80 papers and websites by United Feature Syndicate.
 Darrin has won several awards, including first AND second place in the Society of Professional Jounalists Region 11 Mark of Excellence Awards (2000), first place in the California Intercollegiate Press Association competition (2000, 1999 and 1998), second in the Charles Schulz Awards (1997 and 1996), and second in the AAEC's Locher Awards (1998). Darrin's favorite hobby is talking about himself in the third person.
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