Simon Rich Movies Shows Bio Wiki Age Wife Books And Net Worth

Simon Rich is an American humorist, screenwriter, and novelist. He has authored two novels and six collections of humor pieces. Several of his humor pieces appeared in The New Yorker. Simon’s novels and short stories have been translated into dozens of languages.

He was born on June 5, 1984, in New York City, New York,United States of America. Simon is38 years old.

He is a man of above-average stature. Simon stands at a height of5 ft 9 in ( Approx 1.75 m).

He was born and raised by his parents Frank Rich and Gail Winston in New York City.  His father Frank is an essayist and columnist. He has an older brother called Nathaniel Rich. He is a novelist and essayist as well. Simon’s stepmother, Alex Witchel, is a reporter for The New York Times.

Simon attended The Town School before he transferred to Dalton School. After graduating, he proceeded t join Harvard University. in college, Simon became president of the Harvard Lampoon. He attended the same class with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

He is married to his beautiful wife, author Kathleen Hale. The couple resided in Los Angeles with their two daughters.

He received a two-book contract from Random House in 2007 while still an undergraduate at Harvard University. His book titled The Last Girlfriend on Earth was given a pilot order by FX within a week of its publishing as Man Seeking Woman. FXX  officially ordered the show with the leading cast of Jay Baruchel, Eric Andre, Britt Lower, and Maya Erskine. Simon was the showrunner and executive producer.  This role made him one of the youngest creators in TV history. Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video produced the show and ran on FXX for 3 seasons.

Hits and Misses was his fifth collection published in July 2018. NPR  commented on the collection saying. “with this book, Rich has come into his own as one of the most talented writers of comedic fiction working today.”Simon won the Thurber Prize for American Humor for Hits and Misses in 2019. His sixth story collection titled New Teeth was published in July 2021.

He has written for various publications such as NPR’s “Selected Shorts,” McSweeney’s, GQ,  Mad magazine, UK Glamour, Italian Granta, The Believer, The Observer magazine, Vanity Fair, Italian GQ, NPR.com, and the Barcelona Review,[ among other publications. Simon’s writing has also been selected for many anthologies such as The Best of McSweeney’s and I Found This Funny, edited by Judd Apatow. Sony Pictures acquired the film rights to his four-part novella Sell Out in 2013. Sell Out was originally published by the New Yorker in 2013.

At 24, the Harvard alumnus became the youngest-ever staff writer on Saturday Night Live.  Simon was one of the youngest writers ever to be hired on Saturday Night Live. Simon served as a staff writer for Pixar as well. A television comedy series created by Rich titled Man Seeking Woman premiered on the cable channel FXX on January 14, 2015. The comedy is based upon his novel The Last Girlfriend on Earth.

His first book titled Ant Farm: And Other Desperate Situations is a collection of short humor pieces. The book was published in 2007 and was nominated for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. John authored his collection titled Free Range Chickens, which was published in 2008. In 2013, he released his third collection of stories titled The Last Girlfriend on Earth. The reception was favorable and The Washington Post praised the book as “hilarious.”  It declared the book, “it just might be the best one-night stand you’ll ever have.”

His fourth story collection titled  Spoiled Brats was published in 2014.  The collection was described as “simply the funniest book of the year,” by The Guardian adding that “there are sometimes three laugh-out-loud moments within the same paragraph.” Also, the book was praised by The Evening Standard, calling  Simon “a Thurber, even a Wodehouse, for today. Who could ask for more? You can give his books to people and just watch them laugh.”

His third book and first novel titled Elliot Allagash was released in May 2010. Jason Reitman optioned the movie rights to the novel. in June 2010. Simon published his second novel titled What in God’s Name in 2021. The New York Times Book Review compared to Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. The novel served as the basis for the first season of the TV series Miracle Workers in 2019. Subsequently, John’s short story Revolution inspired the second season of the program.

Novels– 2010 Elliot Allagash. New York: Random House. – 2012 What in God’s Name. New York: Little, Brown, and Company.

Short fiction Collections– 2007 Ant Farm: And Other Desperate Situations. New York: Random House. – 2008 Free Range Chickens. New York: Random House. – 2013 The Last Girlfriend on Earth: And Other Love Stories. New York: Reagan Arthur Books. – 2014 Spoiled Brats. New York: Little, Brown, and Company. – 2018 Hits & Misses: Stories. New York: Little, Brown, and Company. – 2021 New Teeth: Stories. New York: Little, Brown, and Company.

Movies– 2015 Inside Out – 2016 The Secret Life of Pets – 2020 An American Pickle – 2023 Wonka

Tv Shows– 2007–2011 Saturday Night Live – 2009 CH Live: NYC – 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers – 2015–2017 Man Seeking Woman – 2017 The Simpsons – 2019–present Miracle Workers

He is an American humorist, screenwriter, and novelist with an estimated net worth of $15 million.

Simon is38 years old.He was born on June 5, 1984, in New York City, New York, United States of America.

Simon is an American humorist, screenwriter, and novelist. He has authored two novels and six collections of humor pieces.

He is married to author Kathleen Hale. The couple share two beautiful daughters and they resided in Los Angeles