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An internationally-famed artist from Kent known for his ‘graffiti spaghetti’ designs is set to appear in a new TV documentary.
The Trouble with Mr Doodle explores how Tenterden resident Sam Cox’s alter ego has seen him become a global name.
The programme will follow the artist on his journey towards buying a mansion and painting it white so he could draw all over it.
Mr Cox has been doodling since childhood and eventually got the attention of an international art dealer and from there made his fortune.
The programme, which airs on Channel 4 this Wednesday from 10pm, has interviews with friends and family, including his mother, Andrea, and his wife, Alena.
The 31-year-old former pupil at Homewood School in Tenterden now lives in the town with his son and wife Alena.
His conspicuous home has been covered from top to bottom in black and white doodles.
He bought his 12-room mansion in December 2019 and two months later began renovating it and creating a white space for the canvas. He started his doodling in September 2020.
Last year he designed what was believed to be one of the world’s longest illustrations.
This was a 203 metre-long doodle at the junction of Avenue Jacques Faucheux and Beaver Road in Ashford.
In 2021, he described how he suffered a psychotic episode that made him think he was friends with the mystery artist Banksy and the rapper, Kanye West.
He believed it was caused by built-up stress.
Mr Cox has more than 3.2 million followers on Instagram.
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