Original sentence: Detorie was born and raised in Baltimore, where he earned a BFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art.Detorie's comic strip, One Big Happy, is syndicated by Creators Syndicate and has been in release since September 1988.For six years he worked as an art director and creative director for a Los Angeles ad agency.He is the author of 14 humor books, including the best-sellers No Good Men, No Good Lawyers, Totally Tacky Cartoons, Catholics|Catholics (Book) and How to Survive an Italian Family.Some of his freelance cartoons have appeared in Saturday Review, The Saturday Evening Post, TV Guide, Penthouse, National Lampoon and several other publications
Edited sentence: Detorie was born and raised in Baltimore, where he earned a BFA at the Maryland Institute, College of Art.He has a background in advertising, having spent six years as an art director and creative director for a less-than-major Los Angeles ad agency.He is the author of 14 humor books, including the best-sellers No Good Men, No Good Lawyers, Totally Tacky Cartoons, Catholics and the current How to Survive an Italian Family.His comic strip, ONE BIG HAPPY, is syndicated by Creators Syndicate and has been in release since September 1988.Some of his freelance cartoons have appeared in Saturday Review, The Saturday Evening Post, TV Guide, Penthouse, National Lampoon and several other publications too tacky to mention