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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Joyce Magann
That was fun to listen to. I remember when smoking at work stopped. While I was never anti-smoking towards people, when my colleague stopped smoking in the office, I noticed my regular respiratory illnesses were cut.
I think there are ways to be graceful towards smoking without being miserable. That story is one way.
Tammy Southworth
This was hilarious. Thanks for reading to us. I have never been a smoker but I remember they had an area for smokers in my high school too. I think we are similarly aged so this was the early 90’s. It is bizarre to think of now though. I also grew up on a dry county, which it remains to this day. Crazy.
Diana Land
David is so talented..as is sister Amy.
I saw myself in this article: as a child i hid my mom's cigs so she wouldn't continue til death. We had tons of fights over it til my dad told me had to stop hiding the cigs. "She's going to smoke anyway. Just let her."
It was a surprize to all when at 13 i began smoking. I felt very cool in High school by smoking in the student outdoor smoke lounge...skipping hours of classes just to hang out smoking.
When smoking and non-smoking areas were introduced in restaurants in the 90s I demanded my party sit in smoking areas even if none of them smoked. (The myopic vision of the addicted.)
I quit when I was 33. One of the hardest things i've done. As i began when i was 13 I'd never been an adult without my best friend...cigarettes. Tough to live without them. Worth it though.
Difficult thing i
Kate Ruterbories
I enjoy David Sedardis! He's very funny and this was great, it brought memories for me, too. My mom smoked my whole childhood, until one day when I was 13. She came home from her best friend's funeral, her friend died from lung cancer, and threw her cigarettes in the garbage. She never smoked again. I never smoked.
Joyce Magann
We had a student smoking lounge for students. I think they switched it to a vending machine space in late '70's.
PlasmaBurns
I quit the easy way. I spent 8 days in the hospital on a morphine drip from a lung collapse. The 1st week of withdrawal didnt exist. I wouldnt recommend this but, works if you can survive it.
PlasmaBurns
Just an fyi - the Rum bull link is to the log in screen, not your account. Try linking to a video of yours on that platform, that should get it to your account.
Megan Fox
hmmmm...i'm waiting for rumble to upload my stuff from youtube so there's nothing there yet. Let me see if I can fix this