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{{Short description|Canadian cartoonist}}
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'''Glen Hanson''' is an [[coming out|openly]] [[gay]]<ref name=nightcharm>{{citation |title=Glen Hanson: The Party Boys of 'Toon Town' |url=http://www.nightcharm.com/2005/05/07/glen-hanson-the-party-boys-of-toon-town/ |date=7 May 2005 |first=John |last=Calendo |periodical=Nightcharm Interview |access-date=2008-11-17 |archive-date=2008-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081105210028/http://www.nightcharm.com/2005/05/07/glen-hanson-the-party-boys-of-toon-town/ |url-status=dead }} (Adult website)</ref> [[Canadians|Canadian]]-born [[caricaturist]] and [[cartoonist]], who works primarily in [[illustration]] and [[animation]]. He is best known as co-creator of the [[comic strip]] ''[[Chelsea Boys]]'' with [[Allan Charles Neuwirth]].

His illustrations have appeared in a variety of publications around the world including ''[[British Vogue]], [[GQ]], [[Entertainment Weekly]], [[The Wall Street Journal]], [[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'', and ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.

His [[animation]] work can be seen on the television series ''[[Babar (TV series)|Babar]]'', ''[[Beetlejuice (TV series)|Beetlejuice]]'', ''[[Daria]]'', ''[[Freaky Stories]]'' and ''[[Spy Groove]]'' (for which he received an [[Annie Awards|Annie Award]] in 2000).

Hanson studied animation at the Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning.

Hanson was awarded a certificate of excellence from the [[American Institute of Graphic Arts]] for his work on [[Blink 182]]'s ''[[The Mark, Tom and Travis Show]]'' album cover.

In 2009, he designed and directed the animated music video "[[Ghost Town (Shiny Toy Guns song)|Ghost Town]]" for [[Universal Music]] recording artists [[Shiny Toy Guns]].

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://glenhanson.com/ Official website]

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