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Jonathan Ames

American novelist, memoirist · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1964 · age 62

Jonathan Ames is an American author who has written a number of novels and comic memoirs, and is the creator of two television series, Bored to Death (HBO) and Blunt Talk (Starz).

Jonathan Ames is read about 109 times a day, in 9 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 7 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Shamus Award2023
Guggenheim Fellowship

About this person

In the late '90s and early 2000s, he was a columnist for the New York Press for several years, and became known for self-deprecating tales of his sexual misadventures. He also has a long-time interest in boxing, appearing occasionally in the ring as "The Herring Wonder".

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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1964 · age 62

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In the same film or series as Jonathan

Jonathan LethemAlso in As Smart As They Are: The Author Project (2005)Jon GlaserAlso in What's Not to Love? (2006)Judith RobertsAlso in You Were Never Really Here (2017)Kimberly ScottAlso in The Great Buck Howard (2008)Beth FowlerAlso in The Extra Man (2010)Isabel GilliesAlso in The Girl Under the Waves (2001)