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LOL - no it's not that strange, I promise!
I went to school with him, and I haven't spoken to the guy in 20 years. You couldn't have called us friends by any stretch - it was one of those schools where everyone was acquainted but everyone had their own close circles, but he was in my class through primary and secondary school, and he was always a nice friendly artistic guy. It's just a curiosity when you find someone you'd known become so successful (and strangely not really that famous for it!). And since then i couldn't hand on heart say he's crossed my mind too often, but it's great to see someone find something they love and be obviously really good at it for a living.
Good luck to him, I wish him well.