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Coco

b. 1982

French cartoonist

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About Coco

Born 1982. Coco is a French cartoonist, editorial cartoonist, comics artist and draftsperson.

Corinne Rey (born 21 August 1982) is a French cartoonist who publishes under the pen name Coco.

Biography Corinne Rey was born 21 August 1982 in Annemasse in eastern France. Under the pen name "Coco" she has published in periodicals such as Charlie Hebdo, Les Inrockuptibles, and L'Écho des savanes. Public figures such as politicians Dominique Strauss-Kahn and François Hollande are frequent targets of her political cartoons. She has won a number of awards for her cartooning.

Rey has worked for Charlie Hebdo since 2009, where she did editing and contributed editorial cartoons. She was present at the 2015 massacre at the Charlie Hebdo offices in which twelve were killed. On 7 January 2015, two masked gunmen approached her at the building that houses the Charlie Hebdo offices. They threatened to kill her, and her young daughter, if she did not enter the passcode to enter the building. They took her to the Charlie Hebdo on the second floor, where she witnessed them kill cartoonists Georges Wolinski and Cabu as she hid under a desk. The gunmen proceeded to another room and fired on the fifteen people in a meeting in progress.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon, Lumière University Lyon 2, École européenne supérieure de l'image
Employers
Charlie Hebdo, Vigousse, Les Inrockuptibles, L'Humanité
Also known as
Corinne "Coco" Rey, Corinne Rey

People in Coco's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Coco's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Coco?

French cartoonist

When was Coco born?

Coco was born on 21 August 1982 in Annemasse.

What is Coco's occupation?

Coco is a cartoonist, editorial cartoonist, comics artist and draftsperson.

What nationality is Coco?

Coco is French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Coco

· Wikidata: Q18753203

· DBpedia: Coco (cartoonist)

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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Coco. https://biography.guide/coco/

MLA: "Coco." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/coco/.

Chicago: "Coco." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/coco/.

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