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Jonathan Shapiro.

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Jonathan Shapiro
Born	(1958-10-27) 27 October 1958 (age 66) Cape Town, South Africa
Nationality	South African
Other names	Zapiro
Occupation	Cartoonist
Years active	1987–present
Website	zapiro.com

Jonathan Shapiro (born 27 October 1958) is a South African cartoonist, known as Zapiro, whose work appears in numerous South African publications and has been exhibited internationally on many occasions.

He is the nephew of British magician David Berglas and cousin to Marvin Berglas, director of Marvin's Magic.

Early life

Jonathan was born into a Jewish family in Cape Town, South Africa to Gershon and Gaby Shapiro.

He studied architecture at the University of Cape Town but found it unsatisfying and moved to the art campus, Michaelis. Shortly after this he was conscripted into the army for two ye