Born in 1958, U.S.A. In the late seventies he moved to New York and studied at a film-academy. He has drawn and published political comics against war together with Peter Kuper since 1979. From 1988 to 1995 he was involved in the squatter-scene in the Lower East Side and took part in demonstrations for the human rights. Therefore he was arrested several times. Tobocman has worked as an illustrator for the New York Times and other publications.Lives in New York.