Scott Stantis | |
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Born | Scott Brian Stantis May 2, 1959 San Diego, California, U.S. |
Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Editorial cartoons |
Scott Brian Stantis (born May 2, 1959) is an American editorial cartoonist.
Stantis is currently the editorial cartoonist for The Chicago Tribune . He began his career with The Chicago Tribune on September 1, 2009, following the paper's nine-year search to replace Jeff MacNelly, who died in June 2000. [1] Stantis was previously a staff cartoonist for The Birmingham News , The Orange County Register , The Commercial Appeal , The Arizona Republic , and the Grand Rapids Press, and did weekly cartoons for USA Today .
His editorial cartoons are syndicated to over 400 newspapers via Tribune Content Agency. [2] He usually espouses a conservative or libertarian stance in his cartoons, calling himself a "contrarian".
He was president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists 2003–2004.
He has also created several comic strips:
Stantis has also assisted Bob Thaves on his comic-strip King Baloo .
In 2001 Stantis hosted a short-lived afternoon talk show on one of Birmingham's local talk stations, WYDE 850 AM, after guest-hosting some of the station's other shows. [3]
Stantis attended Los Angeles Harbor College in Wilmington, California, and studied under intellectual William Loiterman at Los Angeles Harbor College before attending California State University, Long Beach. He and his wife of over 30 years, Janien Fadich-Stantis, have two sons.
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