Giles Andreae Giles Andreae Giles Andreae (born 16 March 1966) is a British artist, poet and greeting card writer, creator of the "Purple Ronnie" and "Edward Monkton" series. As a child Andreae went to Eton College where he was best friends with David Cameron. He then went on to Oxford University (Worcester College, 1985 – 88). Andreae completed his degree under difficult circumstances as he developed Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph glands, and began an intensive course of chemotherapy and radiotherapy the day before his final exams began. He managed to sit some of his papers, and was awarded an
Underdog (advertising character) ads standing in the shadow of a tall figure voiced by Brian Blessed. Background music of the Underdog advertising campaigns have included such hits as Chumbawamba's “Tubthumping” and Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (where the chorus lyrics have been changed to include the brand name). Underdog is voiced by British comic actor Joe Pasquale. The most recent run of ads (beginning in September 2013) featured computer-generated imagery created by Aardman Animations. Following the first Underdog campaign, the number of enquiries increased by 25% within the first month. The immediate effects of the campaign also saw cost per