Joseph Young, Jr.

Joseph Young, Jr.

Joseph Young Jr. Portrait 2007
Born Joseph Young, Jr.
(1964-12-29)December 29, 1964
Hartford, Connecticut
U.S.
Nationality African-American
Area(s) Cartoonist, Writer, Artist
Notable works
Scruples (1989–Present)
http://www.youngstudios.biz/

Joseph Young, Jr. (commonly known as Joe Young) is a nationally recognized African-American cartoonist and animator,[1] who runs the Hartford Animation & Film Institute (HAFI). Young is the creator of the Scruples comic strip in the 1990s,[2] and the strip's characters now star in the animated film that the institute completed in December [2006].[3]

World's Longest Comic Strip

In 1999, Young created the World's Longest Comic Strip (also known as the World's Largest Comic Strip). The comic strip features Young's Scruples characters. The strip is 8 feet tall and 100 yards long.[4] In 1999, he received the Daily Point of Light Award from the White House.[5]

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