Shawn Kerri

Shawn Kerri (born Shawn Maureen Fitzgerald, 1958

Biography Shawn Maureen Fitzgerald was born in 1958 in Covina, California. As a teenage girl, she was initially turned away when she applied to draw for CARtoons Magazine in 1975, but was hired on the strength of her portfolio of car illustrations.

Kerri created the "Skank Kid" character and drew the figure used in the Circle Jerks logo. Kerri moved to Los Angeles in 1977, He appeared in various comics and illustrations, and was appropriated by the Circle Jerks to be part of the band's logo. Kerri was not paid for this, but reluctantly granted permission to band leader Keith Morris to avoid a legal fight and damaged friendships.

Although there have been conflicting reports that Kerri died in the 1990s, either from a drug overdose, or from falling down stairs at home, documentarian Carl Schneider reported in 2004 that he had found her living with her mother, suffering from chronic cognitive problems following a fall.