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September 30, 1942 Francesco Tullio Altan-Altan, or more simply, is one of the most poisonous pen that never are seen in Italy, but also capable of creating characters for kids of infinite tenderness as the famous "Pimp". Born in Treviso on September 30, 1942, he made his first studies in Bologna and attended the Faculty of architecture in Venice. Now Altan is an institution, almost a trademark of morality and indignant look on this, although it is likely these are definitions that to him, so shy and introverted, they wouldn't like it, but at the end of the years ' 60 was an anonymous designer who, after moving to Rome, he worked occasionally for film and television as a screenwriter. The first collaborations involving cartoons and illustrations are initially by none other than monthly for men only "Playmen". He moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1970 working in Brazilian cinema, and in 1972 he created his first comic strip for children (published by a local newspaper). In 1974 he began working regularly as a cartoonist with Italian newspapers. Returning to his homeland in 1975 with his wife and daughter, he settled in Milan, then at Aquileia, where he still lives a peaceful life: his marriage lasts for more than thirty years. The 1975 is a very important year for the Italian Designer: will implement for the "Corriere dei Piccoli" one of his most successful characters ever, the aforementioned "Pimpa polka dot doggy" entry in the hearts of children throughout Italy. Such was the success that Pimpa, from 1987, has a monthly all his namesake, also published in Argentina and Turkey. Of this lovable character Altan reports that its birth "occurred by accident when my daughter had two and a half years. I simply started to draw pictures for her and with her. In fact the Pimpa invokes the way to draw kids. Ashwin gives an official capacity and cleaned to a way to express themselves through drawings, which was to my daughter". Altan is also famous for the artistically committed and dedicated to utterly opposite adult comics much, they appeared for the first time on the now historic "Linus", the monthly magazine founded by Oreste del Buono and Altan is permanent collaborator. His political cartoons were published in "Panorama", "Tango", "Heart" and "Smemoranda", not to mention his decades-long collaboration with "L'Espresso" and, for some time, with the prestigious newspaper "La Repubblica". Since 1977, starting with the collection of his first strip, "Trino" he published several books of cartoons including a dozen volumes focused on the most famous of his characters, the old Communist and disenchanted Cipputi, metalworker. But Altan has also proposed sharp biographical rewrites of historic figures ("Cristoforo Colombo", "Francis of Assisi") or bizarre narratives starring adventurous (such as "Sandokan"). Among his comic novels there are also "Ada", "Macau", "Friz Melon", "Franz", "Crazy", "Hearts Zorro Bolero", all with various translations abroad. Yet among the works for children, include the series "Kika" 's first book, consisting of twelve volumes (and continually reprinted in Italy, France, Great Britain, Spain, Norway), and graphic novels and written all by him as "Grandpa didn't sleep", "Carlotta makes a ride," the Penguin "Nino", "Paloma goes to the beach" or "Simon Acchiappasuoni". Since 1992 she illustrated the whole series of books by Gianni Rodari for Einaudi Ragazzi. Among the works of other authors illustrated by Altan include "the book of cats handyman" by T.S. Eliot, "Emilio" by Antonio Porta, Gogol's "the nose" and "servitude" by Jonathan Swift. Between 1982 and 1983 he worked at a series of 26 animation films with international television co-production RAI's character, a Pimp repeatedly replicated on television in different countries, which was followed by a second series in 1997. In the same year Pimpa has become the star of a CD Rom: "chase the pie." On his screenplays were realized in 1992 animated television special "Kamillo Kromo" and a video for infants with six stories in the series "Kika" 's first book. With the French Director Gérard Zingg wrote the screenplay for the film "Ada" from his cartoon while with director Sergio Staino "don't call me Omar" (soundtrack by Vinicio Capossela) based on his short story "raw". The stories of Kamillo Kromo, Colombo and Pimpa were also adapted for the stage.