Editing Gary Larson (section)

== Personal life ==
In 1987, Larson married Toni Carmichael, an [[anthropologist]].<ref>{{cite web | last=McCarthy | first=Susan | title=Gary Larson | website=Salon | date=1999-12-21 | url=https://www.salon.com/1999/12/21/larson_2/ | access-date=2024-02-21}}</ref>  Early in their relationship, Carmichael became his business manager.<ref name="wild" />

In ''The Complete Far Side'', Larson says that his greatest disappointment in life occurred when he was at a luncheon and sat across from cartoonist [[Charles Addams]], creator of ''[[The Addams Family]]''. Larson was not able to think of a single thing to say to him and deeply regretted the missed opportunity.<ref>Larson, Gary. ''The Complete Far Side''. 1st ed. Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel, 2003. {{ISBN|0-7407-2113-5}}</ref> Addams died in 1988.

Larson is an [[environmentalist]]. "Protecting wildlife is 'at the top of my list', he says."<ref name="wild" /> Larson lives in [[Seattle, Washington]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.thenewstribune.com/entertainment/article238489738.html | title = Gary Larson went from Tacoma to 'The Far Side.' Now he's back, but on a new format | first= Craig | last =Sailor | date = December 18, 2019 | access-date = December 18, 2019 | work = [[The News Tribune]] }}</ref>