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b. 1961 -

Lefred Thouron is a cartoonist and writer born in Nancy, France in 1961.

His first cartoons were published in 1984 in Hara-Kiri. Following, his work will be published in the weekly news magazine L'événement du Jeudi, the daily Libération, 7 à Paris, La Grosse Bertha and Charlie Hebdo (which he left in 1996 following the «Patrick Font » controversy). Having authored 20 or so books, Lefred currently works for the icon of French irreverent political press, Le Canard Enchaîné, where he is one of the chief contributors with Pétillon and Cabu; l'Équipe magazine where he publishes a weekly page that covers sports news; Fluide Glacial where he contributes humorous illustrations, cartoons, articles and photo-stories.

As a writer, Lefred Thouron has collaborated with Yan Lindingre on « Les carottes sont crues », a spoof on the "organic" craze, has brought back to life "The Adventures of Super-Dupont" with Gotlib and Solé in the magazine Fluide Glacial, and above all, has worked with Diego Aranega to produce « Casiers Judiciaires », slices of life in a provincial courthouse, recently published as a collection by Dargaud.