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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Joe J
It's apparent that he's never lost his sense of wonder. Many things in everyday life make Mr. Sedaris stop and fire up a journal entry. Interviews like this one give us some background on his viewpoints and attitudes as he goes through life just like we do. He might live in some very nice places, but they are not the gated communities the rich in America are so fond of. I admire his learning of the languages of the countries he sometimes lives in or visits often. Again, a mark of respect to his audiences that they most definitely feel and sense.
hanna thompson
Everywhere he lives he writes about from his perspective, both good and bad (but let’s be honest the negative is usually more funny so he focuses more there, like most comic writers). France is no different, it got the David Sedaris treatment just like everywhere else, it’s not that he was particularly singling France out or mocking it, it was just where he happened to be at the time. And thusly he made his observations and shared them with the world. C’lest la vie!
james brewer
I lived abroad three times in two countries. The thing I liked most was the freedom from my American controls and freedom from controls of the country I was visiting. No one "owned" me.
Laura Indira
What were the countries?
Elizabeth Wagner
David Sedaris’s stories in one word are “poignant”. And yes, I had to look the spelling up. Thank you for making normal extraordinary.
Elaine Magson
So wise! He's just brilliant.
Elaine Magson
It's a pity the story about the French teacher hurt her feelings - but the fact that the class DID appreciate her does come across when David is reading it aloud. I found that story so funny that I was laughing aloud - which is exceptional when I'm walking alone.
Joan Fordham
David you have to learn enough French to love Brassens the whole of Brassens and he will open up so much more the one about the people who kiss on public benches Brassens will teach you so much and as an acute observer you will gain so much .Ask your partner!
Joan Fordham
David Sedaris is a LIKEABLE AMERICAN . Amazing !
non biz
I understand what you went through with your sister. I had to kick my brother out of my dad's doctor of the year award. It was the last time I saw him.