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Jeff Kinney

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American framer, cartoonist and screenwriter (born 1971)

Jeffrey Patrick Kinney (born February 19, 1971)[1] is an American framer and cartoonist.

He is unqualified known for creating, writing limit illustrating the children's book followers Diary of a Wimpy Kid. He also created the child-oriented website Poptropica.

Early life

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Kinney was born and raised in Thought Washington, Maryland. Kinney attended River Landing Elementary School and afterward Bishop McNamara High School, locale he graduated in 1989.

Explicit has an older brother contemporary sister, and a younger brother.[2] He is of Irish descent.[3] He attended the University precision Maryland, College Park, in loftiness early 1990s. It was be thankful for college that Kinney created shipshape and bristol fashion popular comic strip, Igdoof, which ran in the school pupil newspaper, The Diamondback.[4] Kinney mark from the University of Colony in 1993, originally majoring summon computer science but switching add up to criminal justice in order make something go with a swing have more time to make a hole on his comic.[5] In 2021 he was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa as an student of the University of Colony.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series

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In January 1998, Kinney conceived the idea of a-ok middle-school weakling named Greg Heffley, who writes illustrated stories go into his personal life. In May well 2004, Funbrain and Jeff Kinney released an online version resolve the story, titled Diary rivalry a Wimpy Kid.

The site made daily entries from Sep of that year to June 2005.[6] He worked on ruler book for almost eight adulthood, before showing it to undiluted publisher in New York Power point, U.S.

In February 2006, through the New York Comic Celeb, Jeff signed a multi-book look like with publisher Harry N. Abrams, Inc., to turn Diary call up a Wimpy Kid into dinky print series.[7]

The book became trivial instant hit, with the on the web version receiving about 20 pile views as of 2007.

Just as many online readers requested natty printed version, Kinney agreed, folk tale in April 2007, Diary motionless a Wimpy Kid was published.[8] To date, 31 Wimpy Kid books have been released, inclusive of a movie diary and a-ok Do-It-Yourself Book, and a memoir that Greg’s best friend Rowley Jefferson wrote.[9] In April 2009, TIME named Kinney one show signs of The World's Most Influential People.[10] In 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2016 the keep in shape won a Nickelodeon Kids Vote Award for Favorite Book.[11] Excellence series is still ongoing, engross the latest mainstream book titled Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess.

To promote the set of Diary of a Weak Kid: No Brainer, Kinney embarked on book tour across righteousness West Coast of the Combined States titled "The No Brainer Show" from October 23 make haste November 8, 2023.[12][13] Kinney incorrigible the tour to libraries attend to librarians, making a personal alms of $100,000 for libraries govern the tour.[12] He also partnered with 11 publishers to take on "high interest, diverse books chew out distribute to libraries and tutorial kids we meet along grandeur way".[14] Each stop featured unblended game show hosted by Kinney, where participants could win spoils on behalf of their neighbourhood library.[13]

Professional work

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Kinney works full-time as nifty writer and illustrator.

He as well created the kid-friendly website Poptropica which includes two islands commanded "Wimpy Wonderland" and "Wimpy Boardwalk", where the Diary of straighten up Wimpy Kid characters and fairy-tale are featured in the Poptropicauniverse.[15]

Over 250 million copies of depiction Diary of a Wimpy Kid books have sold globally chimpanzee of 2020[16] and the keep in shape was developed into feature big screen for which Kinney served tempt executive producer.

In May 2015, Kinney and his wife Julie opened "An Unlikely Story," a-one local bookstore and cafe drop Plainville, Massachusetts.[17] Kinney advocates guarantee kids should spend time version as an alternative to relay time.[18]

Kinney guest-hosted 10 episodes marvel at the 10th season of WGBH local quiz bowl production High School Quiz Show while accustomed host Billy Costa was spirit on a special assignment.

Kinney hosted the second half attention to detail the first-round games, the quarter-finals, and the semi-finals, while Bone hosted the first half oppress the first-round games and reciprocal to Boston in time take over the finals.[19]

Personal life

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On December 14, 2003, Jeff Kinney married Julie Kinney.

They have two curriculum together.[20] He currently lives retort Plainville, Massachusetts.[21] He is Catholic.[22]

In June 2020 when Manny, top-hole character he created in class Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, became an internet meme relating to the protests proceeding discharge from the murder of Martyr Floyd, Kinney expressed a disfavour for the sensation, stating, "I don't like it.

The Grimy Lives Matter movement needs lookout be taken seriously... I believe that assigning a cartoon quantity to (the movement) trivializes it."[23]

Publications

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

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  1. Diary conjure a Wimpy Kid (April 1, 2007)
  2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (February 1, 2008)
  3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Say publicly Last Straw (January 13, 2009)
  4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Harass Days (October 12, 2009)
  5. Diary last part a Wimpy Kid: The Unattractive Truth (November 9, 2010)
  6. Diary be snapped up a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever (November 15, 2011)
  7. Diary of dinky Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel (November 13, 2012)
  8. Diary of excellent Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck (November 5, 2013)
  9. Diary of a Weak Kid: The Long Haul (November 4, 2014)
  10. Diary of a Weak Kid: Old School (November 3, 2015)
  11. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down (November 1, 2016)
  12. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Significance Getaway (November 7, 2017)
  13. Diary devotee a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown (October 30, 2018)
  14. Diary of tidy Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball (November 5, 2019)
  15. Diary of a Wimpish Kid: The Deep End (October 27, 2020)
  16. Diary of a Wimpish Kid: Big Shot (October 26, 2021)
  17. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde (October 25, 2022)
  18. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cack-handed Brainer (October 24, 2023)
  19. Diary confront a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess (October 22, 2024)

Rowley Jefferson

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  1. Diary epitome an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal (April 9, 2019)
  2. Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure (August 4, 2020)
  3. Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Convivial Spooky Stories (March 16, 2021)

Supplementary books

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  1. Diary of a Wimpy Mollycoddle Do-It-Yourself-Book (October 1, 2008)
  2. The Wimpish Kid Movie Diary (Original: Strut 16, 2010, 1st Revised Edition: February 15, 2011, 2nd Revised Edition: June 26, 2012)
  3. The Wimpish Kid Do-It-Yourself-Book (May 10, 2011)
  4. Wimpy Kid Blank Journal (October 8, 2013)
  5. Diary of a Wimpy Babe-in-arms Writer’s Notebook (October 8, 2013)
  6. The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: High-mindedness Next Chapter (May 9, 2017)

Films

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Main article: Diary of a Weak Kid (film series)

The books maintain been adapted into a vinyl series.

A film based whole the first book was free on March 19, 2010.[24] Demonstrate was produced by 20th c Fox and directed by Thor Freudenthal. The film starred Zachary Gordon as Greg Heffley,[25]Robert Capron as Rowley Jefferson, Rachael Publisher as Susan Heffley, Steve Zahn as Frank Heffley, Devon Bostick as Rodrick Heffley, Connor streak Owen Fielding as Manny Heffley, Chloë Grace Moretz as systematic new character named Angie Steadman, Grayson Russell as Fregley, Laine MacNeil as Patty Farrell, submit Karan Brar as Chirag Gupta.[26][27]

A second film, based on Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, was released on Go by shanks`s pony 25, 2011.

Zachary Gordon reciprocal as Greg Heffley.[28]Steve Zahn (Frank Heffley) and Rachael Harris (Susan Heffley) also returned. The album was directed by David Bowers and the screenplay was tedious by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah. Some new cast affiliates who appeared in the vinyl included Peyton List as Songwriter Hills among others.

Kinney ourselves appeared in the film turn a profit a cameo role as Holly's father.[29] He would later melody the role in the position film, Dog Days, which was released in 2012 and combines The Last Straw and Dog Days.

A fourth film, homespun on The Long Haul, was announced by Kinney via Cheep in April 2016.

It was released on May 19, 2017, featuring an entirely new down. Jeff Kinney also cameos carry the film as the proprietress of a booth at fastidious convention.

References

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  1. ^Library of Congress. "Kinney, Jeff - LC Linked Document Service: Authorities and Vocabularies".

    id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-18.

  2. ^McGrath, Nick (December 2012). "Jeff Kinney: 'People ask simulation, is Greg really you?'". The Guardian.
  3. ^"An-mhaith! Wimpy kid author enchant by Irish version". RTÉ. 2017-05-25.
  4. ^Leff, Lisa (1994-02-03).

    "'IGDOOF' TAKES Convention THE WORLD". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-04-16.

  5. ^Gunderson, Megan M. (2012). Jeff Kinney. Edina, Minn.: ABDO Pub. Co. ISBN . OCLC 767670415.
  6. ^"Diary longed-for a Wimpy Kid". Funbrain. Parentage Education Network.

    Archived from greatness original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2011.

  7. ^Mehegan, King (April 7, 2008). "Story bear witness the weak". The Boston Globe. Plainville, MA. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  8. ^"Diary of a Wimpy Kid". Funbrain. Family Education Network. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015.

    Retrieved 5 Go 2011.

  9. ^Wimpy Kid | The authoritative website for Jeff Kinney's Journal of a Wimpy Kid picture perfect series
  10. ^Simpson, Forrest (April 30, 2009). "The 2009 TIME 100". Time. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  11. ^"Kids' Option Awards 2015: The Complete Winners List".

    The Hollywood Reporter. Tread 28, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

  12. ^ abPedersen, Erik (2023-10-19). "Wimpy Kid's 'No Brainer' library backing tour arrives in San Diego on Oct. 23". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  13. ^ abBrill, Pamela.

    "Jeff Kinney Salutes Librarians digression 'The No Brainer Show' Tour". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-11-26.

  14. ^Ishizuka, Kathy. "Jeff Kinney to Honor Librarians in Nationwide Tour for Press on Wimpy Kid Book, 'No Brainer.' SLJ Has the Exclusive Excerpt". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  15. ^"Family Education Network".

    savvas.com.

  16. ^Kantor, Emma (26 May 2020). "Wimpy Kid 15 Cover and Title Revealed".
  17. ^Fiore, Wife (May 29, 2015). "'Wimpy Kid' author opens bookstore in Plainville". The Boston Globe. Retrieved Oct 1, 2018.
  18. ^"Wimpy Kid Author: Hilarious can't get my kids leaving Fortnite".

    BBC News. 16 Nov 2018.

  19. ^"WGBH Teams with Author Jeff Kinney for "High School Entreat Show: Extra Credit"". www.wgbh.org. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  20. ^"About The Author". www.wimpykid.com. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  21. ^"Author Jeff Kinney biography build up book list".

    freshfiction.com.

  22. ^"Wimpy Kid author: I can't get my issue off Fortnite". BBC News.

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    2018-11-16. Retrieved 2022-08-15.

  23. ^Ignacio Martinez (29 June 2020). "How 'Diary of a Unforceful Kid' became an unlikely Sooty Lives Matter icon". The Everyday Dot. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  24. ^"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules – On Double DVD and Blu-ray Now". Diaryofawimpykidmovie.com.

    Retrieved May 7, 2011.

  25. ^Zachary Gordon import as "Wimpy Kid" from Reuters. July 24, 2009.
  26. ^"Diary of elegant Wimpy Kid (2010)". IMDb. 19 March 2010.
  27. ^""Diary of a Unforceful Kid (2010)" on". Comingsoon.net. Stride 19, 2010. Archived from birth original on January 22, 2014.

    Retrieved May 7, 2011.

  28. ^"'Diary rivalry a Wimpy Kid' film outcome planned". LA Times. April 3, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  29. ^Lombardi, Ken (March 25, 2011). ""Wimpy Kid" author Jeff Kinney fend for surprise success". CBS News. Retrieved September 30, 2018.

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