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 series The Smurfs and Johan and Peewit, in the latter of which the Smurfs made their first appearance. [2]

The Smurfs was created and introduced as a series of comic characters by the Belgian comics artist Peyo (the pen name of Pierre Culliford) in 1958, wherein they were known as Les Schtroumpfs. There are more than 100 Smurf characters, and their names are based on adjectives that emphasise their characteristics, such as "Jokey Smurf", who likes ...

Peyo is the historical documentor of the Smurfs in the 2011 Smurfs movie. Peyo is at least referenced in-universe in the 2011 live-action movie as the Smurfs trapped in present-day New York City discover through the Internet and a book in Mr. Wong's Mystical Emporium that their legend has been passed on into that age through him, that they ...

THE SMURFS SEASON 3. We are thrilled to announce, together with our dear co-producers Peyo Productions, Ellipse Animation, KiKA, Ketnet, RTBF, and with TF1, that a third season of the global hit series The Smurfs is in production. The Smurfs Season 3 is set to be broadcast globally by Nickelodeon as from next year.

Peyo. 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 studio closed down and Peyo decided to focus on cartoon comic strips.

Following their appearance, Peyo continued working on the adventures of Johan & Peewit and of Pussy the cat. He also created Benoît Brisefer (later Benny Breakiron), an extraordinarily strong little boy. But eventually the worldwide success of the Smurfs consumed all his energy.

2018年8月28日 · So how did a dreamer with no obvious talents end up fathering world-famous icons? That's the secret revealed in Peyo, currently on show in Paris. The Smurfs were invented by Pierre "Peyo" Culliford (1928-1992). Though he was born outside Brussels, both his father and his grandfather were English.

Here is the historical timeline of Peyo's life and the history and developments of Peyo's creations. June 25 - Pierre Culliford (Peyo) was born in Brussels, Belgium. Peyo's first creation, "Johan" 'was first published on newspaper called La Dernière Heure. January 22 - …

The Peyo Company (previously IMPS Licensing) is the company that holds the license to all of Peyo's creations, including the Smurfs, Johan And Peewit, and Benny Breakiron. The company was founded in 1984 by Peyo’s daughter Véronique Culliford, to promote and preserve her father’s work and legacy.

2023年4月25日 · Pierre Culliford (June 25, 1928 – December 24, 1992) was a Belgian comics author and illustrator. He used the pen name Peyo. The Smurfs and Johan and Peewit, in which the Smurfs originally appeared, are two of his best-known comic book series.