Aaron McGruder
- January 4, 2024
- Cartoonist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Aaron McGruder |
| Occupation | Cartoonist |
| Date Of Birth | May 29, 1974(1974-05-29) |
| Age | 50 |
| Birthplace | Chicago |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Illinois |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
Aaron McGruder Biography
| Name | Aaron McGruder |
| Birthday | May 29 |
| Birth Year | 1974 |
| Place Of Birth | Chicago |
| Home Town | Illinois |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
Aaron McGruder is one of the most popular and richest Cartoonist who was born on May 29, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Sketched his way to stardom by drawing and writing The Boondocks. He regularly targeted black celebrities including: Condoleezza Rice, Whitney Houston, Bill Cosby, and Vivica A. Fox.
He acted as a screenwriter on the film Red Tails, which was produced by George Lucas.
The Boondocks began in 1996 as a webcomic on Hitlist.com, one of the first online music websites. At the time, he was also a DJ on The Soul Controllers Mix Show on WMUC. The Boondocks also briefly appeared as a comic strip in the University of Maryland’s newspaper The Diamondback during Jayson Blair’s tenure as editor-in-chief. McGruder signed a deal with the Universal Press Syndicate and in April 1999, the strip began appearing in 160 newspapers.
McGruder’s comic strip was a lightning rod for criticism since it debuted in 1999, with newspapers consigning it to editorial sections, or suspending the run of the strip altogether. Favored targets of The Boondocks include BET, Condoleezza Rice, Whitney Houston, Bill Cosby, Vivica A. Fox, and black conservative commentator Larry Elder.
He moved to Columbia, Maryland at the age of six with his parents and his older brother.
Aaron McGruder Net Worth
| Net Worth | $10 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cartoonist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Aaron McGruder is one of the richest Cartoonist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Aaron McGruder 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He worked as a DJ on the Soul Controllers Mix Show on WMUC.
He, along with Rep. Barbara Lee, visited Fidel Castro in Cuba.
Aaron Vincent McGruder (born May 29, 1974) is an American writer, lecturer, producer, screenwriter and cartoonist best known for writing and drawing The Boondocks, a Universal Press Syndicate comic strip and its animated TV series adaptation for which he was the creator, executive producer, and head writer.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 feet 7 inches |
Aaron McGruder height 5 feet 7 inches Aaron weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Aaron McGruder Dating?
According to our records, Aaron McGruder is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Aaron McGruder’s is not dating anyone.
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In 2010, McGruder worked as screenwriter in the final treatment of the feature film Red Tails, released in early 2012. Its story is based on the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American combat pilots during World War II.
Facts & Trivia
Aaron Ranked on the list of most popular Cartoonist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Aaron McGruder celebrates birthday on May 29 of every year.
In March 2014, The Boondocks was revived for a new season, but without McGruder’s involvement as its showrunner. The first episode of the fourth season was first broadcast on April 21, 2014. In 2019, it was announced a fifth season of The Boondocks would be produced with McGruder’s involvement.
Where is Aaron McGruder now?
McGruder currently lives in Los Angeles, California , where his projects include the The Boondocks animated series and the Super Deluxe variety comedy series, The Super Rumble Mix Show.
Is Aaron McGruder black?
The characters, he says, are not based upon anyone in particular, least of all himself. However, McGruder, who is black , also was born in Chicago and, like his characters, left the city for the suburbs.
Is Aaron McGruder involved in The Boondocks reboot?
McGruder was set to return as showrunner and serve as executive producer along with Norm Aladjem for Mainstay Entertainment as well as Seung Kim and Meghann Collins Robertson. Sony Pictures Animation was to produce the series in partnership with Sony Pictures Television.
How old is Aaron McGruder?
48 years (May 29, 1974)
Why was The Boondocks writer fired?
On March 20th, Aaron McGruder’s absence from the fourth season of The Boondocks was explained by Adult Swim as as resulting from an inability to agree upon working schedules.