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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@stevemiller7949
You sir, are a national treasure.🙂
@kathyeyesopen4078
I Love every sentence that comes from David Sedaris!
@az85935
We just returned from Alaska and wondered why it took us so long to go there!! It’s beautiful and unique.
@rachs57
David, you may never see this, but I Love You. I read the Diaries and weep (really) I read Holidays On Ice and peed my pants, I read how you grew up in France and Italy and thought 'this is a boy any mother could love and be proud of' I think you're amazing. Because you took some seeds (the artist, the writer/poet) and made them grow and kept faith in yourself. At some point it was all too much for me and I broke apart, so I am so proud of you for going on and on...if anyone doubts the pain and difficiutlies, read David's Diaries, you will learn what it means to be a literary hero in this generation. Love you Mr. Sedaris.
@johannadelbusto7987
Love David ❤️ so freaking funny. Thank you!
@LC-le9ew
More David please! And this story was in Happy-Go-Lucky; you can’t fool me!
@alanmarston8612
Aw yes, I have been to parts of Alaska. From Nome, Anchorage, and Fairbanks just to name a few. It is truly a place where neighbors rely on each other. The trust that is given is truly received and returned.
@rcmergen1
This segment was so strange. My wife and I are at 1 week isolation for covid. We were told she tested positive prior to getting on the cruise portion of our trip to Alaska, in Skagway. We were told we would need to go home vs getting on the cruise. After an 8 hour ferry ride, which was parked right next to the cruise ship and 18 hours (4 flights) later, we are home.
@CliveNDerek
There is never enough David Sedaris for me. Never. Enough.
@chrisfinch8637
Never once been to Alaska, but I’d like to know more of how it became one of our last states admitted in 1959, along with Hawaii.