William Anthony (Tony) Husband (born 28 August 1950) is a British cartoonist known for

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. His cartoons appear on

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s, and he has a regular

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in '' Private Eye'' entitled ''Yobs'' that has been published since the late 1980s. He co-wrote the ''

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'' children's television series, which ran from 1989 to 1991, and was also involved with ''

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'', which ran from 1992 to 1994. He has won

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's Pont Award.

Biography

Husband was born on 28 August 1950 in Blackpool,

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. He is the son of Henry Ronald and Vera Husband. He attended Holy Trinity CE Primary School and Greenfield Street School in

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. He married Carole Garner in 1976. They have one son, photographer Paul Husband (born 1978), with whom Tony wrote the book From A Dark Place.Tameside Council
/ref> Tony became a full-time cartoonist in 1984.

References

External links

official website
1950 births British cartoonists People from Hyde, Greater Manchester Private Eye contributors People from Blackpool British television writers Living people {{UK-cartoonist-stub