Joseph Young Jr.

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

Joseph Young Jr. (commonly known as Joe Young) is an 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] He is the father of Hip hop artist Tang Sauce.

World's Longest Comic Strip[edit]

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]

References[edit]

^ Artist as Businessman Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Scruples Kids" Promote Financial Education Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
^ Joe Young on Running the Hartford Animation & Film Institute^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Jet Magazine
^ Worlds Longest Comic Strip

External links[edit]

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[nationally_rec-1] Artist as Businessman Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine

[Scruples-2] "Scruples Kids" Promote Financial Education Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine

[Scruples_BOA-3] Joe Young on Running the Hartford Animation & Film Institute^{[permanent dead link]}

[test-4] Jet Magazine

[comic_strip-5] Worlds Longest Comic Strip

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