- Frequently drew himself and his associate René Goscinny into the Asterix comics. Usually as anonymous Roman soldiers.
- Created the comic 'Asterix' in 1959 for the French magazine 'Pilote'.
- He cites the works of animator Walt Disney, comic artists George McManus, Alain Saint-Ogan and Floyd Gottfredson, and Superman comic creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster as an influence on his work.
- He came from a family of talented artists.
- His favourite Asterix comic was "Asterix in Corsica".
- Has a daughter Sylvie with Ada Milani.
- Uderzo was born with six fingers on each hand. The additional fingers were surgically removed early in childhood as a precaution, as the infant Uderzo would sometimes violently pull on them when enraged or annoyed.
- At the age of eleven, his parents discovered that he was color blind. He would need to use labels on coloring his art throughout his career.
- Originally, he thought of having a career as a clown and later an aircraft engineer.
- He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comics Hall of Fame in 2005.
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