Barry Fantoni
Journalist, Author
1940 –
Who is Barry Fantoni?
Barry Ernest Fantoni is an author, comic strip cartoonist and jazz musician of Italian and Jewish descent, most famous for his work with the magazine Private Eye, for whom he also created Neasden F.C. As of 2005 he remains a shareholder in the company that owns Private Eye, Pressdram Limited. He has also published books on Chinese astrology.
On 27 January 2007 he debuted on BBC Radio Five Live's Fighting Talk. He scored 28 points thus finishing in last place which is a programme tradition for a debutant. In September 2007 he was a guest on Private Passions, the weekly music discussion programme hosted by Michael Berkeley on BBC Radio 3.
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- Born
- Feb 28, 1940
United Kingdom - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Camberwell College of Arts
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on July 23, 2013
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