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NYCC 2009: Jeff Kinney signs copies of
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid at publisher Harry Abrams' booth, 02/08/09
Jeffrey Patrick "Jeff" Kinney (born February 19, 1971) is an American game designer and author of children's books including the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series. He is also attributed to be the creator of Poptropica.
Professional work
Kinney works full-time as a developer and designer of online games.[1] According to his website, he also created the kid-friendly website Poptropica. Kinney grew up in Fort Washington, Maryland, United States and attended the University of Maryland at College Park in the early 1990s. It was in college that Kinney created the popular comic strip Igdoof that ran in the campus newspaper, The Diamondback. While there, he knew that he wanted to be a cartoonist. However, Kinney was not successful in getting his comic strip syndicated after college, and in 1998, he started writing his ideas which would eventually become Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Loosely based on his childhood, the series had sold close to 16 million copies world wide as of 2009 and has been developed into a feature film, which Kinney also served as an executive producer. [2]
To date, four Wimpy Kid books have been released, plus a do-it-yourself book. At least one additional book is planned to be released.
In 2009 Kinney was named one of Time magazine's 100 "Most Influential People" in the world.[3]
Personal life
Kinney currently lives in Plainville, Massachusetts[4] with his two sons and his wife.[5] Kinney attended Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland.
Books
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2008)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book (2008)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (2009)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2009)
- The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary (2010)
Movie
On July 22, 2009, Fox 2000 announced that Zachary Gordon would star in a film adaptation of Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series of books. The original release date was April 2, 2010, but the release has recently been moved up to March 19, 2010. release.[6]
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