elle muliarchyk
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Elle Muliarchyk's day job is a fashion photographer and video director. Even though now her life is full of glamour (when she photographs celebrities like Lady Gaga and Beyonce), she used to be a shy kid. Books were her everything. She had dreamed of becoming a scholar specializing in fairy tales and folklore from all over the world. more
Elle Muliarchyk's day job is a fashion photographer and video director. Even though now her life is full of glamour (when she photographs celebrities like Lady Gaga and Beyonce), she used to be a shy kid. Books were her everything. She had dreamed of becoming a scholar specializing in fairy tales and folklore from all over the world.
When she was 6 she was invited to her first big party. She was nervous to go, she didn't know how to be popular with the kids. So she went to the book store and got all the joke books she could carry. She then learned the jokes by heart and practiced them with her family. She even learned adult jokes, so it was extra funny when she would tell "A guy walks into a bar"-type-of-jokes to her 2 year old brother!
The birthday party was a huge success! Even though she didn't get to tell ANY of the jokes she had gained the confidence and had so much fun at the party. She realized that humor was a gateway to making friends. Even now Elle's fashion photography (which is traditionally quite dull) is filled with humor, too.
Almost 30 years later she had a daughter Henley Belle who was the funniest person she had ever met (it's a tie with Henley's Dad). Henley started coming up with her own jokes at age 2. The jokes were so funny that even adults loved them. Henley and Elle became stand up comedians performing their jokes at the local libraries, supermarkets, the Zoo and BBQ parties.
The jokes brought so much happiness to the people they met that Elle decided to share the joy with as many people as possible. She collected and sketched Henley's most popular jokes and they made their first book "What Underwear Does a Zebra Wear?".