Charles Fazzino
Born in New York in 1955, Charles Fazzino studied art at Parsons School of Design, went on to earn his bachelor's degree in fine art at the School of Visual Arts New York City, and then began his endeavors as a street artist. He has created 3D pop art for Disney; Universal Pictures; Warner Bros.; 20th Century Fox; Major League Baseball (MLB); the National Football League (NFL); the National Hockey League (NHL); intellectual property rights owners for figures including Marilyn Monroe, James Dean and Elvis Presley; and various other well-known organizations and individuals. Today, he is considered one of the era's leading artists in the pop art genre. Fazzino was selected in 1999 as an official artist for the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee, and he has created works for 12 consecutive Olympic Games in locations ranging from Sydney to Paris.