Pierre Culliford ( Creator of Smurfs Cartoon) ** Who Was Peyo Before The Smurfs Became So Popular? Pierre Culliford (Peyo) was born in Brussels in 1928. The nickname came from an English cousin’s mispronunciation of Pierrot. Peyo left school in Brussels and began searching for work in the paper. After arriving late to an interview to become a dental assistant (Late 15 minite only), Peyo instead turned to illustration. Belgium at the time was booming with comic strip artists and Peyo quickly fell in with some of the most talented, including his lifelong writing partner Yvan Delporte. Peyo’s big break came when he began working for “Le Journal de Spirou”. and developed the characters Johan and Peewit (pronounced “Peewee”). Johan is a brave young page to the king and Peewit is his diminutive sidekick. The stories were lengthy adventures set in Middle Ages Europe, in a style not unlike Viking hero Asterisk. And then came . . . The Smurfs (Les Schtroumpfs). ** Peyo And The Smurfs The Introduction Of One-Hundred Little Blue Money-Makers First appearing in the 1958 Johan and Peewit album La Flûte à Six Schtroumpfs (The Six Smurfed Flute), the Smurfs quickly rose in popularity. Some differences exist between this early incarnation and the finished versions we all know and love: for example, the Smurfs trademark floppy caps are conical and Papa Smurf is more impatient and ill-tempered than the benevolent leader he would later become. By the early 60′s Peyo had responded to the Smurf mania by starting his own studio. A number of successful artists were employed there to work on the Smurfs as overseen by their creator, though Peyo’s own interests lay primarily with Johan and Peewit. The Smurfs merchandising machine rolled out in 1959, with the PVC figurines we all remember so well. Later came the Smurf records by Father Vader Abraham, which led to more international success and further licensing. Ultimately, the Smurfs reached America, and thanks to the popularity of the figurines, a Saturday morning cartoon by Hanna-Barbera began in 1981. 256 episodes were produced, which are currently showing in roughly 30 countries. And if you’ve never heard of this, then you should probably crawl out from under your rock once in a while. It has been noted that success took a heavy toll on Peyo and his health began to fail. He died of a heart attack, Christmas 1992, aged 64, though his studio remains and work bearing his name continues to be produced. Source; squidoo/peyo Admin Comment: (No body know the best for you except the God, so dont be sad for your hard circumstances)
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