Born and raised in Sanford, Florida, Andy Marlette has been cartooning since childhood and began formally studying the art form while living with uncle and Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist, Doug Marlette, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 2001.

In 2003 Marlette enrolled at the University of Florida, majoring in Classical Studies, and there he served three years as the Art Director and editorial cartoonist for the Independent Florida Alligator, which is the largest independent college newspaper in the country.

During his time at the Alligator, Marlette’s cartoons became a significant element of the newspaper and a popular daily read of over 50,000 students on the UF campus, as well as readers throughout the Gainesville community. It is not uncommon in Gainesville to find a dorm-room wall or an apartment refrigerator with a Marlette editorial cartoon decorating it.

Marlette has been awarded several times for his work at the college paper, being named a national finalist in the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2004 Mark of Excellence Awards as well as one of three national finalists in the Scripps/Howard Foundation’s 2004 Charles M. Schulz Award for Best College Cartoonist.

In 2004 while enrolled at UF, Marlette illustrated two published children’s books co-authored by Orlando Sentinel sports columnist, Mike Bianchi and nationally syndicated columnist Marisol Novak, both of whom were also University of Florida Alumni.

Since 2004 Marlette has been cartooning weekly for the Williston Pioneer-Sun News based out of Williston, Florida. His cartoons have been well received within the community and he was even awarded the 2004 Florida Press Association Award for Best Original Weekly Cartoon.

A recent graduate of the University of Florida, Marlette currently resides in Gainesville, FL.