David Sedaris Biography

David Sedaris biography

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NAME: David Sedaris
OCCUPATION: Writer
BIRTH DATE: December 26, 1956 (Age: 56)
EDUCATION: Kent State University, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
PLACE OF BIRTH: Johnson City, New York
Full Name: David Raymond Sedaris
ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn

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David Sedaris is a humorist and essayist best known for his sardonic autobiographical stories and social commentary.

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Profile

In December 1992, David Sedaris appeared on NPR, reading his story "The SantaLand Diaries," which recounted his experiences as a Christmas elf at Macy's department store in Manhattan. Within months of the broadcast, Sedaris's essays began to appear in such magazines as Harper's, The New Yorker, and Esquire. He has written several books since and was awarded the Thurber Prize for American Humor.