| Shepard Fairey AKA Frank Shepard Fairey Born: 15-Feb-1970
Birthplace: Charleston, SC
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Artist Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Andre the Giant Has A Posse Street artist, guerrilla marketer. Progenitor of the ubiquitous Andre the Giant Has A Posse sticker campaign, also known as Obey Giant, a project he started in 1989 while an art student. Created an image of Barack Obama, the popular Hope poster, in support of that politician's 2008 presidential campaign. Months after the election was decided, the Associated Press discovered that it had published the photograph (taken by a freelancer) which had inspired the image, sparking a lawsuit. Wife: Amanda (two daughters)
Daughter: Vivienne
Daughter: Madeline
University: BFA Illustration, Rhode Island School of Design (1992)
BLK/MRKT (1997-2003)
American Civil Liberties Union
Obama for America
Vandalism Boston, MA (2000 incident, arrested Feb-2009, pled guilty)
Contempt of Court New York City (24-Feb-2012, pled guilty)
Destruction of Property Detroit, MI (charged, Jun-2015)
Risk Factors: Diabetes
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Bad Reputation (22-Jan-2018) · Himself
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography (21-Jan-2012) · Himself
Exit Through the Gift Shop (24-Jan-2010) · Himself
Beautiful Losers (9-Mar-2008) · Himself
Bomb It (27-Apr-2007) · Himself
Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (22-Aug-2003) · Himself
Official Website:
http://www.obeygiant.com/
Author of books:
Supply and Demand: The Art of Shepard Fairey (2006)
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