David Raymond Sedaris is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay "SantaLand Diaries". He published his first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever, in 1994...
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Western Carolina University, Kent State University
Nationality
United States of America
Parents
Sharon Sedaris, Lou Sedaris
Siblings
Amy Sedaris, Paul Sedaris, Tiffany Sedaris, Lisa Sedaris, Gretchen Sedaris
Partner
Hugh Hamrick
Nicknames
David Raymond Sedaris , D.Sedaris
Awards
Obie Award for Special Citations, Lambda Literary Award for Humor
Nominations
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay, Stonewall Book Awards - Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Humor
Movies
C.O.G., Smoking
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Trademark
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Anecdotes about his family, childhood and romantic life
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Sarcastic, self-depreciating sense of humor
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Quote
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Memoir is the last place you'd expect to find the truth.
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Seven beers followed by two Scotches and a thimble of marijuana and it's funny how sleep comes all on it's own.
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I recall thinking that the computer would never advance much further than this. Call me naive, but I seemed to have underestimated the universal desire to sit in a hard plastic chair and stare at a screen until your eyes cross.
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'Shit' is the tofu of cursing.
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My hands tend to be full enough dealing with people who hate me for who I am. Concentrate too hard on the millions of people who hate you for what you are and you're likely to turn into one of those unkempt, sloppy dressers who sag beneath the weight of the two hundred political buttons they wear pinned to their coats and knapsacks.
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After a few months in my parents' basement, I took an apartment near the state university, where I discovered both crystal methamphetamine and conceptual art. Either one of these things are dangerous, but in combination they have the potential to destroy entire civilizations.
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Fact
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Dabbled in Performance and Visual art in his early twenties and has frequently described his lack of success.
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Prefers to use an IBM Typewriter to write rather than a computer.
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Worked as a furniture mover in New York City.
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Used to work as a handyman on apartments that his parents owned.
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Dropped out of college twice before graduating from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1987.
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Known for picking up trash in his neighborhood in South Downs and has a garbage truck named after him.
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Once worked as an elf at Macy's in New York City during the Christmas season.
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His father Lou was an engineer for IBM.
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Has never learned how to drive.
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Is learning Japanese. Will live in Japan for six months. [2007]
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He is currently living part time in Paris and England and does book tours in the United States. His new book, "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim," is due out in June. [2003]
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He lives in New York City [2005]
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Attended Western Caroline University and transferred to Kent State University, from which he dropped out.
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Lives in West Sussex, England with his partner Hugh Hamrick.
$8 million
