David Sedaris (born December 26, 1956) is an American humorous essayist and… Read Full Bio ↴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.
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.
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K Raleigh
So...realize I'm a bit late to the party here, but as one of the neighborhood kids Drew asked about -- lived four houses down from the Sedaris family on North Hills Drive in Raleigh and Amy and I were in jr high and all through high school together -- I can offer some perspective.
The family was the most unusual/eccentric on the street, as was the house itself (a cool Modernist, set down from the street in a sort of wooded ravine; most of the neighboring houses like ours were more traditional). I was in the Sedaris house periodically, and Amy visited our house. I met David but he was five years older and seemed kind of sullen and to himself. My younger brother was Paul Sedaris' age, and they played together on at least one sports team.
Overall impressions were that they were avant-garde, even then. They seemed artistic and doing their own thing. But no indication that they would ever become famous. They were just the quirky neighbor family. My recollection is the kids were mostly given free reign, more so than typical for that area in the 1970s. There was a sense of kinetic energy with six active kids/teenagers in the house. I'm not sure when their mother died, but don't recall ever seeing her. They certainly had interesting art on the walls, including a number of brooding pictures by well-known NC artist Robert Broderson, which were recently sold at auction here. Broderson's art was somewhat disturbing (look him up). Must admit that as an art collector now own one myself. Had to have made a subliminal impression on me 40+ years ago...
The Sedaris family sold the house recently; their father lived to be in his late 90s. I think they owned the house since it was built, ca. 1965.
I reconnected with Amy about three years ago, and we had a long talk about our lives and our youth. I asked her whether any of Strangers With Candy was based on our Sanderson High School experiences. She said not really.
My most vivid memory with Amy is of she and I building the senior class homecoming float in my backyard. Let's just say it involved a giant bucket of KFC, constructed of chicken wire and 1000 boxes of different colored Kleenex, from the top of which protruded two large movable chicken legs, feet and all...😄
Heal with Liz
Strangers with Candy is the best comedy show ever. And I LOVE David's books. His story about being the elf had me in tears.
Kallen868
Holiday on Ice is a must read for me every Christmas season!
John Daniel
I was reading one book in a dr's office waiting room and I burst out laughing, surrounded by people, I couldn't help it, I was mortified,LOL.
Heal with Liz
@John Daniel Lol! I need to get back into them-- it's been like 15 years since I read David Sedaris. And since I watched Strangers with Candy. I'm in a show hole anyway!
Mary Jensen
I’ve read everything David Sedaris has written. Can’t wait to get this new one. I have always loved Amy. Their chemistry is so adorable.
JeffRebornNow
I met David in 2017 when he was on tour hawking Theft and Finding. He was really nice.
Natasha B
Their sister lived in our neighborhood. Very sad story
TJ Wash
I’m just reading it now a year later after seeing him speak this week in NC. I love the journal aspect, I can pick it up if I have 30 minutes or 3 minutes to read since there’s no fluid story to follow.
John Daniel
I have met David twice at two different book readings and he is just as delightful as everyone imagines him to be..the first time I met him he was making everyone give him an animal to draw in their books they were giving him to autograph and he would draw the animal then he would take a red pen and add blood to their mouths or bodies...I think we talked for fifteen minutes the second meeting about me being in the movie business and he was telling me about a movie he saw about a one eyed viking and valhalla, you just never know what is going to happen with this man...he must be exhausted after every book even but they go on for hours because he just doesn't want to cheat someone out of getting the experience of meeting him and living their dream. He is just too precious and a gift from God. And don't get me started on Amy, who I someday hope to meet and work with onscreen.
andclaws
When I met him the staff from the book reading venue kept trying to get him to hurry up. He would give them the side eye and draw even slower 😅 he also gives gifts to teenagers, usually little things like hotel soaps.