# Slug Signorino Red Bull ads? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 12, 2010, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-signorino-red-bull-ads/528693 "2010-02-12T12:36:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-signorino-red-bull-ads/528693/21 "2010-02-16T02:58:42Z")
> [@astro](#): > > [He does have a cartooning bio](http://www.wittyworld.com/whoswho/whoswho-S.html) Jesus, the man is 71. Now, where is my 2011 Death Pool list… ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-signorino-red-bull-ads/528693/22 "2010-02-16T06:42:18Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > It’s just that, if he drew the Red Bull ads, it would most likely have been under a different name. I was pretty sure that Creative Loafing would be all over it if their artist created something that famous. So, if he did do it, it would be under a pseudonym. Or–what I consider more likely–Slug Signorino is the pseudonym. He is probably not Creative Loafing’s artist any more than Gary Trudeau is the cartoonist for your local newspaper. Odds are he’s a freelancer: his relationship to CLM would include work on the Straight Dope and that’s it. You’ll notice the SD illustrations on his site are copyright Slug Signorino, not Creative Loafing. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-signorino-red-bull-ads/528693/23 "2010-02-16T07:50:54Z")
He has at least some other connection to the Reader-- The Chicago Reader calendar a few years back included Slug artwork that wasn’t from Cecil columns. ---
**Author:** ![anson2995](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@anson2995](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anson2995)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-signorino-red-bull-ads/528693/24 "2010-02-16T14:48:34Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > It’s just that, if he drew the Red Bull ads, it would most likely have been under a different name. I was pretty sure that Creative Loafing would be all over it if their artist created something that famous. So, if he did do it, it would be under a pseudonym. Or–what I consider more likely–Slug Signorino is the pseudonym. > > And then, add in the “speculation” that happened about Cecil Adams even after most of us were sure of his identity, and I thought it would be interesting. :smack: He didn’t draw the Red Bull ads. I posted a link above to the agency that produced them. And as other have pointed out, the bulk of Signorino’s work is for other clients. He’s hardly the Straight Dope’s artist-in-residence. A few minutes on the google would show you that his stuff has appeared regularly in other papers (Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, etc.), in magazines (Muse, Business Law Today), and in books. This isn’t really so complicated, folks. If you guys are determined to keep insisting that this is a pseudonym, feel free… this is like arguing with a dining room table. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-signorino-red-bull-ads/528693/25 "2010-02-16T14:57:28Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > It seems safe to say that Slug probably wasn’t named that by his parents, though, so it’s a pseudonym at least in that sense. The phone book listing doesn’t prove otherwise: The phone book lists people however they want to be listed. But it does suggest that “Signorino” is his real surname, at least, given that the other members of his household are listed as Michele A Signorino and Judith A Signorino. Are US birth records available to the public? Presumably given the date and place of birth as quoted a few posts up, you sould find his exact birth name if you cared to. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-signorino-red-bull-ads/528693/26 "2010-02-16T15:53:02Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Are US birth records available to the public? Presumably given the date and place of birth as quoted a few posts up, you sould find his exact birth name if you cared to. Nope—so far, the last census you can read is 1930–eight years before his birth. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-signorino-red-bull-ads/528693/27 "2010-02-16T17:31:01Z")
I thought that those Red Bull ads were done by Bruno Bozzetto, the guy who made Allegro Non Troppo. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-signorino-red-bull-ads/528693/28 "2010-02-16T17:57:14Z")
> [@anson2995](#): > > He didn’t draw the Red Bull ads. I posted a link above to the agency that produced them. The two possibilities aren’t mutually exclusive. Slug could have been retained by the agency to produce, or to help produce, the ads. Anyway, now that I’ve been reminded of his website, whereupon one can find his contact information, I suppose the best way of answering my question is to e-mail the guy directly. And in fact, this is what I’ll be doing. I’ll let you all know if I get a reply. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-signorino-red-bull-ads/528693/29 "2010-02-16T18:11:39Z")
Oh, and I also e-mailed the same query to Kastner & Partners for good measure. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-signorino-red-bull-ads/528693/30 "2010-02-16T18:33:42Z")
OK, that was fast… here’s the reply I got back from Kastner & Partners: > [@](#): > > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:15:49 -0800 > Subject: Re: Red Bull ads > From: tim braybrooks > To: psychonaut > > Dear [psychonaut], > > The original style was set by Horst Sambo. When he passed away a few years > ago, they were taken over by a guy called Tibor at Funny Films in Hungary. > > All the best, > > -tim > On 2/16/10 10:09 AM, [psychonaut] wrote: > > \> Dear Mr. Braybrooks, > \> > \> I have noticed that the artwork in your Red Bull ads is similar to that of > \> artist Slug Signorino, who is perhaps most famous for his illustrations of > \> the syndicated newspaper column The Straight Dope. I was wondering if you > \> could confirm whether Mr. Signorino had any involvement in your Red Bull > \> campaign. > \> > \> Regards, > \> [psychonaut] ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-signorino-red-bull-ads/528693/31 "2010-02-16T21:51:48Z")
“_A guy called Tibor at Funny Films_”? That’s even less plausible than “Slug”! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-signorino-red-bull-ads/528693/32 "2010-02-16T22:53:02Z")
OK, I’ve heard back from Slug as well. Apparently he does not like Red Bull. 😃 > [@](#): > > From: Slug Signorino > Subject: Re: Red Bull ads > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:58:45 -0600 > To: psychonaut > > [psychonaut], > i have absolutely nothing to do with red bull animation, and i > would never drink the shit. > slug s. ---
**Author:** ![anson2995](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@anson2995](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anson2995)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-signorino-red-bull-ads/528693/33 "2010-02-17T01:53:39Z")
> [@psychonaut](#): > > OK, I’ve heard back from Slug as well. Apparently he does not like Red Bull. 😃 You are my new favorite poster. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-signorino-red-bull-ads/528693/34 "2010-02-17T02:35:08Z")
> [@anson2995](#): > > :smack: > > He didn’t draw the Red Bull ads. I posted a link above to the agency that produced them. > > And as other have pointed out, the bulk of Signorino’s work is for other clients. He’s hardly the Straight Dope’s artist-in-residence. A few minutes on the google would show you that his stuff has appeared regularly in other papers (Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, etc.), in magazines (Muse, Business Law Today), and in books. This isn’t really so complicated, folks. > > If you guys are determined to keep insisting that this is a pseudonym, feel free… this is like arguing with a dining room table. Yes, but I didn’t know any of this when I made my post that I am explaining. ---
**Author:** ![scrapiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@scrapiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrapiron)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-signorino-red-bull-ads/528693/35 "2010-12-19T04:24:31Z")
> [@justrob](#): > > Ahh.. so it’s Steve. Thanks! 😉 His name isn’t Steve, nice try though. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-signorino-red-bull-ads/528693/36 "2010-12-19T13:27:08Z")
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