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Fardell was married to [[Jenny Fardell]], however they have since divorced. In 2016 Fardell was said to be in a relationship. |
Fardell was married to [[Jenny Fardell]], however they have since divorced. In 2016 Fardell was said to be in a relationship. |
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His sons Josh and [[Connor Fardell]] were adopted and they both still live with Fardell, they are both ex-pupils of [[Craigmount High School]]. One of which ([[Connor Fardell]]) only recently dropped out of school. |
His sons Josh and [[Connor Fardell]] were adopted and they both still live with Fardell, they are both ex-pupils of [[Craigmount High School]]. One of which ([[Connor Fardell]]) only recently dropped out of school, with little qualifications or regard for his own future. |
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John Fardell (born 1967)[1] is an English cartoonist, and author and illustrator of children's books, living in Edinburgh, Scotland with his two adopted sons, Connor and Josh.
Early life
Brought up in the countryside near Bristol, Fardell has two sisters and a brother. He spent much time in his father's workshop learning to make model planes and boats. Many of the family holidays were spent on islands off the west coast of Scotland. In early adulthood, he took various temporary jobs such as potato picking.[2]
Work
Fardell has been a regular contributor to the adult comic Viz, and has created and drawn two of the most popular and long-running strips, The Modern Parents[3] and The Critics, and also Ferdinand the Foodie and Desert Island Teacher. His work for Viz often satirises various types of self-important or self-righteous middle-class people. His strip The Modern Parents, for example, portrays the way a mother and father insist on bringing up their young sons by following a doctrine they term "ethical awareness", much to the children's detriment.[3]
Fardell is also an author and illustrator of children's books. To date he has produced three children's adventure novels: The Seven Professors of the Far North (2004),[4] The Flight of the Silver Turtle (2006), and The Secret of the Black Moon Moth (2009) – and three children's picture books: Manfred the Baddie (2008), [3] Jeremiah Jellyfish Flies High (2010), and The Day Louis Got Eaten (2011).
Fardell lives in Edinburgh with his two adopted sons, Josh and Connor Fardell. Both of the two sons had a troubled background. John has trouble coping with Connor who trashes the house regularly. John visits schools, talking about his books, potato picking techniques, and teaching comic and book-writing techniques to children.[1]
Personal Life
Fardell was married to Jenny Fardell, however they have since divorced. In 2016 Fardell was said to be in a relationship. His sons Josh and Connor Fardell were adopted and they both still live with Fardell, they are both ex-pupils of Craigmount High School. One of which (Connor Fardell) only recently dropped out of school, with little qualifications or regard for his own future.
Religion
Fardell is a Protestant Christian. Who is said to regularly attend church with his sons Connor and Josh. He often attends Corstorphine Old Parish Church in Edinburgh.
References
- ^ a b Books from Scotland. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ Scottish Book Trust Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ a b c Maxwell, Tom (3 August 2008). "The father of invention – John Fardell". The Scotsman. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ^ Wall, Ian (4 August 2004). "Access My Library". Property Week. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
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