David Sedaris

David Sedaris Born December 26 1956 Is An American Humorous Essayist And Radio Contributor. Much Of His Humor Is Autobiographical And Self-Deprecating Concerning His Large Family Life Greek Heritage Various Jobs Education And His Life In France With His Boyfriend Hugh. He Was Born In Binghamton New York And Raised In Raleigh North Carolina. He Dropped Out Of Kent State University In 1977 And Ten Years Later Graduated From The Art Institute Of Chicago. In His Teens And Twenties He Dabbled In Visual And Performance Art. His Lack Of Success Was Described In Several Of His Essays. Sedaris Has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Which He Chronicles In His Short Story "A Plague Of Tics." His First Book Barrel Fever 1994 Was A Collection Of Essays And Short Fiction. Several Compilations Of His Essays Have Been Published In Books Such As Naked 1996 And Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000 . Several Of His Books Including Dress Your Family In Corduroy And Denim 2004 Have Hit #1 On The New York Times Best Seller List For Nonfiction. He Is A Frequent Contributor To The PRI/Chicago Public Radio Show This American Life And Esquire And The New Yorker Magazines. In 2001 He Was Named "Humorist Of The Year" By Time Magazine And He Received The Thurber Prize For American Humor. Although Wayne Wang Optioned His Book Me Talk Pretty One Day For A Movie Sedaris Declined To Proceed With The Project Out Of Concern For His Family And How They Might Be Portrayed In A Movie. He Is Also A Playwright Having Authored Along With His Sister Actor Amy Sedaris Several Plays Under The Name "The Talent Family." These Include Stump The Host 1993 Stitches 1994 One Woman Shoe 1995 The Little Frieda Mysteries 1997 And The Book Of Liz. He Also Co-Authored Incident At Kobblers Knob Which Was Presented And Produced By David Rockwell At The Lincoln Center Festival. read less