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Jacques Tardi

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 114364

IMDb ID: nm0850361

Known for: Writing

Born: August 30, 1946

Age: 79

Place of birth: Valence, Drome, France

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1975 - 2023

Years active: 49

Average TMDB rating: 6.27

Wikidata: Q506449

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Biography

Jacques Tardi (born 30 August 1946) is a French comic artist. He is often credited solely as Tardi. Tardi was born on 30 August 1946 in Valence, Drôme. After graduating from the École nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris, he started drawing comics in 1969, at the age of 23, in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote, initially illustrating short stories written by Jean Giraud and Serge de Beketch, before creating the political fiction story Rumeur sur le Rouergue from a scenario by Pierre Christin in 1972. In the English language, many of Tardi's books are published by Fantagraphics Books, edited and translated by Fantagraphics' co-founder Kim Thompson. In 2013, Tardi was nominated as a Chevalier in France's Legion of Honour, the country's highest distinction. However, he turned down the distinction, citing that he will "remain a free man and not be held hostage by any power whatsoever." Source: Article "Jacques Tardi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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