birth_place nationality birth_date known_for article_title name occupation
southern california american 1955 writes gil thorp comic strip neal rubin
 neal anthony rubin columnist
neal rubin

neal rubin -lrb- born 1955 -rrb- is an american cartoonist and writer .
he is currently a columnist for `` the detroit news '' and writes the nationally syndicated comic strip `` gil thorp . ''
he spent 15 years as a feature writer and columnist for the `` detroit free press '' .
he previously wrote features for the `` las vegas review-journal '' and was a sports writer for the `` las vegas sun '' and the `` greeley tribune '' .
he was born in southern california and grew up in california and colorado .
he attended the university of northern colorado and later earned a graduate degree from michigan state university .
he has lived in michigan since 1984 .
he has been the author of the gill thorp comic strip since 2004 , and is the third author in the strip 's 50 + - year history .
rubin appears as himself in the 2007 elmore leonard novel `` up in honey 's room . ''
he had a small speaking role -lrb- credited as neal anthony rubin -rrb- as a reporter in the 2011 movie `` the ides of march '' , starring george clooney and ryan gosling .
he lives with his wife and two sons in farmington hills , michigan .
