Nick Galifianakis (cartoonist)

Nick Galifianakis
Photo of Nick Galifianakis in 2014
Nick Galifianakis in 2014
Born
Occupation(s)Cartoonist, artist
Spouses
(m. 1994; div. 2002)
Argyro Papafilippaki
(m. 2022)
Children1
RelativesNick Galifianakis (uncle)
Zach Galifianakis (cousin)

Nicholas Emmanuel Galifianakis (/ˌɡælɪfəˈnækɪs/) is an American cartoonist[1] and artist. Since 1997, he has drawn the cartoons for the nationally syndicated advice column Carolyn Hax,[2] formerly, Tell Me About It – authored by his ex-wife, writer, and columnist for The Washington Post, Carolyn Hax.

Galifianakis illustrated the book Tell Me About It: Lying, Sulking, Getting Fat ... and 56 Other Things NOT to Do While Looking for Love, authored by Hax in 2001. He has illustrated a number of books by writer and novelist Andrew Postman – and was nominated by the National Cartoonists Society for the 2006 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year in the Newspaper Illustration category. In 2010, Nick's first book of his cartoons was published: If You Loved Me, You'd Think This Was Cute: Uncomfortably True Cartoons About You. In 2012 Galifianakis won the Reuben Award for Advertising Illustration. In 2014 he co-authored The Art of Richard Thompson with David Apatoff and Bill Watterson[3] In May, 2017 – while also serving as the host of the 71st annual National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards – Nick was awarded a Reuben in the category of Newspaper Panel Cartoon for his work on "Nick & Zuzu."[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference wedding was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Carolyn Hax at The Washington Post;". The Washington Post. Retrieved Feb 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Apatoff, David; Galifianakis, Nick; Sparks, Chris; Watterson, Bill; Rhode, Michael (2014). The Art of Richard Thompson. Andrews McMeel. ISBN 978-1449447953.
  4. ^ "Political cartoonist Ann Telnaes takes top honor at Reuben Awards;". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 28, 2017.