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A Short Biography of Mo Willems

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Mo Willems

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Mo Willems

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11 Feb 1968

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Author, Illustrator, Animator, Voice actor                          
Mo Willems (born February 11, 1968) is an American writer, animator, voice actor, and creator of children's books. His television work includes creating the animated television series Sheep in the Big City for Cartoon Network as well as working on Sesame Street, The Muppets, and The Off-Beats.                                                                  
Cheryl Camp - 1 child                                                                  
                                                                                      
Mo Willems currently resides in Massachusetts with his wife, Cher, and their child, Trix. In 2003, Willems left his career in television and became a stay-at-home father for his daughter. In an interview with Sherry Joe Crosby of the Los Angeles Daily News, Willems shared that there were two reasons for making this decision. Willems explained:

One is selfish and the other is kind of selfish. The very selfish reason is if I wrote books I would be able to work at home. I have a young child and I love the idea of having lunch with my family every day. I wanted to be back in the business where I could work at home. The other kind of selfish reason is that I had more freedom in writing books than I had in writing for television.[20]

In another interview, with Samantha Critchell of The Springfield News, he stated, "Trixie is funny. My books aren't quite as good as her jokes." The protagonist of Willems' famous story Knuffle Bunny is named after his daughter Trixie. Willems is well known for being a family man.[7]