David Sedaris | |
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 Sedaris at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2018 | |
| Born | David Raymond Sedaris December 26, 1956 Johnson City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BA) |
| Genre | Humor, essays |
| Notable awards | Thurber Prize for American Humor American Academy of Arts and Letters |
| Partner | Hugh Hamrick |
| Relatives | Amy Sedaris (sister) |
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David Raymond Sedaris (/sɪˈdɛərɪs/ sih-DAIR-iss; born December 26, 1956)[1][2] 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. His next book, Naked (1997), became his first of a series of New York Times Bestsellers, and his 2000 collection Me Talk Pretty One Day won the Thurber Prize for American Humor.
Much of Sedaris's humor is autobiographical and self-deprecating and often concerns his family life, his middle-class upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, his Greek heritage, homosexuality, jobs, education, drug use, and obsessive behaviors, as well as his life in France, London, New York, and the South Downs in England. He is the brother and writing collaborator of actress Amy Sedaris.
In 2019, Sedaris was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
- ^ Oswalt, Patton (May 29, 2017). "David Sedaris's Diaries Track a Path From Struggle to Success". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 26, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ "Dec. 26, 2015: birthday: David Sedaris". The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2017.