Sergio Aragonés Domenech (born September 6, 1937) is a Spanish/Mexican cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to Mad Magazine and creator of the comic book Groo the Wanderer.Among his peers and fans, Aragonés is widely regarded as "the world's fastest cartoonist." The Comics Journal has described Aragonés as "one of the most prolific and brilliant cartoonists of his generation." Mad editor Al Feldstein said, "He could have drawn the whole magazine if we'd let him."
Harvey Award, Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame, Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year
Movies
Norman... Is That You?
Star Sign
Virgo
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Quote
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Once you've established where you are, you go to the character and elaborate on expressions and action.
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I keep very weird hours. I never know when I'm going to get an idea.
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Fact
1
While on a staff vacation in Italy, he masqueraded as a waiter in a restaurant. MAD publisher William Gaines was halfway through giving his order when he realized that the waiter was Aragones.
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Enjoys inserting himself into crowds of strangers when they are taking pictures of their group. His friends estimate that he is in thousands of photo albums all over the world.
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Proposed doing the margin cartoons to MAD publisher William Gaines who agreed to print them as long as Aragones could produce good material. Thirty years later, he's still doing them.
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Best known for his work as a cartoonist in MAD Magazine, specifically his tiny gag panels that are often inserted in the margins of the magazine's pages.
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Writes and draws a "sword and sorcery" comic book parody "Groo The Wanderer" with Mark Evanier.
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mad
TV Series graphic artist - 53 episodes, 2010 - 2013 additional designs - 3 episodes, 2011 - 2013 additional designer - 3 episodes, 2011 - 2013
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mad
TV Series additional design - 25 episodes, 2010 - 2013 additional designer - 22 episodes, 2010 - 2013
ABC 50th Anniversary Blooper Celebration
2003
TV Movie animator
George of the Jungle
1997
cartoonist - as Sergio Aragones
Super Bloopers and Pratical Jokes
1984
TV Series animator - 1 episode
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
To Kill a Stranger
1987
Maj. Keller
Laugh-In
1977
TV Series
Norman... Is That You?
1976
Desk Clerk
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Totally Mad
1999
Video Game
Art Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Class of 3000
2007
TV Series guest art director - 1 episode
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rue McClanahan: The Dog Care Video Guide
1990
Video cartoons
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
ABCs of Superheroes
2015
Jens thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
It's What Dad Would Have Wanted
2017
filming
Himself
When We Went Mad!
2016
Documentary post-production
unCONventional
2012
TV Series
Himself
Futurama
2010
TV Series
Himself
Speak Up, America
1980
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
1977
TV Special
Himself
Un alma pura
1965
Himself
Known for movies
Mad (2010-2013) as Art Department
George of the Jungle (1997) as Animation Department
ABC 50th Anniversary Blooper Celebration (2003) as Animation Department
$9 Million
