Philip Street
Encyclopedia
Philip Street is a Canadian
cartoonist
and animator
who lives in Toronto. He lived in Blyth, Ontario
during his childhood and studied at St. Michael's College
in Toronto. Throughout his career he has also lived in Kingston, Ontario
.
He currently draws the comic strip
Fisher
, which appears daily in The Globe and Mail
. An earlier strip, Rip Trousers, ran in the Kingston Whig-Standard
in 1993 and 1994.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
and animator
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
who lives in Toronto. He lived in Blyth, Ontario
Blyth, Ontario
Blyth is a community in the municipality of North Huron, Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It is located southwest of the town of Wingham on Huron Road 4 and geographically south of the town of Lucknow....
during his childhood and studied at St. Michael's College
University of St. Michael's College
The University of St. Michael's College is a college of the University of Toronto, founded in 1852 by the Congregation of St. Basil of Annonay, France. While mainly an undergraduate college for liberal arts and sciences, St. Michael's retains its Roman Catholic affiliation through its postgraduate...
in Toronto. Throughout his career he has also lived in Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
.
He currently draws the comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
Fisher
Fisher (comic strip)
Fisher is a Canadian comic strip, which runs daily in The Globe and Mail.The strip, written and drawn by cartoonist Philip Street, first appeared in the Globe and Mail on June 26, 1992. The strip's central character is Tom Fisher, an advertising copywriter...
, which appears daily in The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star...
. An earlier strip, Rip Trousers, ran in the Kingston Whig-Standard
Kingston Whig-Standard
The Kingston Whig-Standard is a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is published daily, except on Sunday. It publishes a mix of community, national and international news and is owned by Sun Media...
in 1993 and 1994.