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Alexander Bar Biography

Birth Name:Alexander Bar

Birth Place:France

Profession Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Graduated from the French Lycée in London with a French Baccalaureate and from the University of Kent in Canterbury with a degree in English & French Law
  • Worked various creative jobs during college, including writing comedy sketches for television and greeting card copy
  • Began producing comic strips in 1993, with "Lunar Jim," "Chlorophyll," "Heavens Above," and "Bad Habits" making appearances in newspapers and specialist magazines
  • Joined Pepper's Ghost Productions as a creative producer in 1998, where he learned the skills he needed to become a freelance animator in 2001
  • Best known as a cartoonist and creator of "Lunar Jim" and "Mike the Knight․"
  • Created "Mike the Knight" in response to the lack of medieval adventure animation for pre-school children
  • Starred in "Elvis - The Musical" in 1996, and has a lifelong appreciation for the singer
  • The title character in his comic strip "Chlorophyll" was meant to represent the voice of Mother Nature and environmental awareness

Awards

  • 2013Broadcast Award-Best Preschool Show: nominated
  • 2013Kidscreen Award-Best Animated Series, Preschool: nominated
  • 2014Broadcast Award-Best Pre-School Programme 2014: nominated
  • 2015Emmy-Preschool: winner
  • 2019Canadian Screen Award-Best Pre-school Program or Series: nominated