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Albert Uderzo

French comic book artist (1927–2020)

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Albert Uderzo was a French comic book artist who lived from 1927 to 2020 and is best known for illustrating the Asterix series, one of the most popular European comic franchises. His distinctive artistic style and creative collaboration with writer René Goscinny helped define the medium of comic books and made Asterix an enduring cultural phenomenon across Europe and beyond.

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Born: 25 April 1927
Died: 24 March 2020
Works: 381

Top works

Asterix ar phairc an Chatha
L'Odyssée d'Astérix
Asterix y Latraviata
Astérix a América
Les dotze proves d'Astèrix

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Alberto Aleandro Uderzo (25 April 1927 – 24 March 2020), better known as Albert Uderzo, was a French comic book artist, and scriptwriter. He is best known for his work on the Astérix series, but also drew other comics such as Oumpah-pah, also in collaboration with René Goscinny. After Goscinny's death in 1977, Uderzo continued to write and illustrate the books on his own, though at a…

Known for

One Night with Asterix & Obelix — Self (archive footage)2023
Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix — Self : Cartoonist (archive footage)2023
La potion Astérix — Self2014
Astérix & Co: La bande dessinée selon Uderzo — Self2002
René Goscinny, profession : Humoriste — Self1998

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Alberto Aleandro Uderzo ( Italian: [alˈbɛrto aleˈandro uˈdɛrtso]; 25 April 1927 – 24 March 2020), better known as Albert Uderzo (French: [albɛʁ ydɛʁzo]), was a French comic book artist and scriptwriter. He is best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the Astérix series in collaboration with René Goscinny. He also drew other comics such as Oumpah-pah, again with Goscinny. Uderzo retired in September 2011.

Early life