Robert "Chance" Browne is an American

United States

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 musician, painter, and cartoonist. He was born in New York City

New York City

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.

After his father Dik Browne died in 1989, Browne took over drawing the family comic strip

Comic strip

A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....

 Hi and Lois

Hi and Lois

Hi and Lois is a comic strip about a suburban family. Created by Mort Walker and illustrated by Dik Browne, it debuted on October 18, 1954, distributed by King Features Syndicate.-Characters:...

. The comic is syndicated throughout the United States and stars the characters Hi, Lois, Dot, Ditto, Chip, and Trixie. Hi and Lois is a part of King Features, as is the other Browne family comic strip Hägar the Horrible

Hägar the Horrible

Hägar the Horrible is the title and main character of an American comic strip created by cartoonist Dik Browne , and syndicated by King Features Syndicate. It first appeared in February 1973, and was an immediate success. Since Browne's retirement in 1988 , his son Chris Browne has continued the...

(done by Chance's brother Chris

Chris Browne

Chris Browne is an American comic strip artist and cartoonist. He is the son of cartoonist Dik Browne and the brother of cartoonist Chance Browne...

).

Chance Browne also plays guitar

Guitar

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 and sings in his band The Twinkies, a group that was formed in 1973. He has attended both Park College in Missouri

Missouri

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 and the School of Visual Arts

School of Visual Arts

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 in New York City. While he makes a living as a cartoonist, he has a true passion for painting

Painting

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, which he does in his spare time. Browne lives in Connecticut

Connecticut

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with his wife and three daughters.