Russell Taylor (cartoonist)
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Russell Philip Taylor | |
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| Born | 8 July 1960 |
Russell Philip Taylor MBE (born 8 July 1960) is a British writer, journalist and composer. He is best known as half of the team (with Charles Peattie) that created the satirical comic strip Alex.[1]
Taylor studied at Abingdon School from 1973 to 1978. During his time at the school he was on the editorial board of The Abingdonian.[2] He then read Russian and Philosophy at St Anne's College, Oxford.[3]
Alex
Alex was created by Taylor and Charles Peattie and it first appeared in the London Daily News which ran from 24 February to 23 July 1987.[4] The cartoon then appeared in The Independent during 1987 before moving to The Daily Telegraph in 1992.[5]
The cartoon strip was so popular that it was subject to a nationwide billboard campaign before it switched to The Daily Telegraph.[5] Taylor is a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur football club, and as a private joke (and to avoid libel accusations) always names characters who are fired in the Alex strip after Tottenham footballers.[6][7]
Alex was turned into a stage play by Peattie and Taylor and was performed at the Arts Theatre, London in October, 2007. Robert Bathurst portrayed the titular character.[8]
