# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bret-easton-ellis
# Generated: 2026-08-14T23:40:45.637Z

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name: "Bret Easton Ellis"
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description: "Bret Easton Ellis is an American author and screenwriter. Ellis was one of the Literary Brat Pack and is a self-proclaimed satirist whose trademark technique as a writer is the expression of extreme acts and opinions in an affectless style. His novels often share recurring characters."
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-category-fill