Pierre Culliford (French: [kylifɔʁd]; 25 June 1928 – 24 December 1992) was a Belgian comics writer and artist who worked under the pseudonym Peyo ([pejo]). His best-known works are the comic book …

Peyo was a Belgian comic artist, famous worldwide as the creator of 'The Smurfs' (1958- ). These funny blue dwarfs, known in French as 'Les Schtroumpfs', first appeared as secondary characters in Peyo's …

Pierre Culliford (aka Peyo) created everlasting worlds, iconic characters, and timeless stories filled with adventure, humor, magic, and good universal values that have reached the hearts of multiple …

Pierre Culliford (known as Peyo) was born in Brussels on 25 June 1928. He started his working life at the age of 15. He began as a cinema projectionist, and then went to work in an animation studio. The …

Pierre Culliford (pen name:Peyo) was a Belgian comics writer and artist. He contributed to several series, but his main claim to fame is creating the sword-and-sorcery series "Johan and Peewit" (1947 …

Pierre Culliford (June 25, 1928 – December 24, 1992), known as Peyo, was a Belgian comics artist, perhaps best known for the creation of The Smurfs comic strip from which the 1981 cartoon …

Apr 25, 2023 · Pierre Culliford (25 June 1928 – 24 December 1992), better known by his pen name Peyo, was a celebrated Belgian comics artist and writer, most famous as the creator of The Smurfs.

Creator of famous little blue monsters, The Smurfs. At the Angouleme International Comics Festival in 1984, he was presented with the Youth Prize (9-12 years) Award. He took his name, Peyo, early on …

Biography: Peyo was a Belgian cartoonist and creator best known for the Smurfs, a franchise featuring small, blue, gnome-like creatures. The Smurfs debuted in 1958 as secondary characters in Peyo's …

Peyo wrote and drew a lot of characters and storylines. His favourite was Johan et Pirlouit (translated into English as Johan and Peewit). Set in the Middle Ages in Europe, Johan et Pirlouit stars a brave …