Paul Zanetti

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Paul Zanetti (born 1961 in Wollongong) is a political cartoonist based in Australia.

He was the youngest paid political cartoonist on a major metropolitan newspaper in Australia. While still at school, he regularly contributed to The Sun newspaper in Sydney, from the age of 16 years.

In 1980, he joined The Sun Art Department in Sydney where he continued to contribute cartoons. Eight months later he was offered the full time cartooning position on the Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Telegraph (Australia's largest circulating newspaper) by arrangement of cartoonist Larry Pickering, who retired from The Australian. Bill Mitchell was the cartoonist on the Daily Telegraph who transferred to The Australian. Zanetti stepped into Mitchell's position.

He is the youngest recipient of a Walkley Award, at 23 years old. The Walkley is Australia's media award, equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize.

In 1991, Zanetti pioneered editorial cartoon syndication, and has appeared in more Australian newspapers than any other editorial cartoonist.

His cartoons are syndicated internationally by the New York Times Syndicate and Cagle Cartoons.

Currently residing on Queensland's Gold Coast, he is married with two children.

[edit] External links

• [http://www.zanetti.net.au - website with sample cartoon and more biographical information