Jonathan Shapiro
Sign in to saveJonathan Shapiro (born 27 October 1958), known professionally as Zapiro, is a South African political cartoonist whose work has appeared in numerous South African publications and has been exhibited internationally. He is the nephew of British magician David Berglas and cousin to Marvin Berglas, the director of Marvin's Magic.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1958-10-27
- Works
- 16
Top works
- How to Be Abe Lincoln
- End of Part of One
- Madiba Years
- Hole Truth
- A manual for lawyers on litigation for equalization of municipal services
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- Listeners
- 2,086
- Total plays
- 8,048
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Jonathan Shapiro
- Person.image
- Jonathan Shapiro 01.JPG
- Person.birth_place
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Person.other_names
- Zapiro
- Person.occupation
- Cartoonist
- Person.years_active
- 1987–present
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 27 October 1958
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jonathan
- Family name
- Shapiro
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- Cape Town
- Occupation
- comics artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.zapiro.com
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Jonathan Shapiro (born 27 October 1958), known professionally as Zapiro, is a South African political cartoonist whose work has appeared in numerous South African publications and has been exhibited internationally. He is the nephew of British magician David Berglas and cousin to Marvin Berglas, the director of Marvin's Magic.
==Early life== Jonathan was born into a Jewish family in Cape Town, South Africa to Gershon and Gaby Shapiro. An early influence was the English cartoonist Carl Giles, whose work inspired him to become a cartoonist when he was a child.
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1958 births20th-century South African artists21st-century South African artistsAlumni of Rondebosch Boys' High SchoolArtists from Cape TownJewish caricaturistsJewish South African anti-apartheid activistsJewish South African anti-ZionistsLiving peopleMichaelis School of Fine Art alumniSouth African anti-apartheid activistsSouth African anti-Zionists