Jeff Kinney

Date of Birth: February 19, 1971

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Biography

Jeff Kinney is an American author, cartoonist, and game designer best known for his “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series. Born on February 19, 1971, in Fort Washington, Maryland, Kinney showed an interest in writing and illustration from an early age. He attended the University of Maryland, where he created a comic strip called “Igdoof” that ran in the campus newspaper. After college, Kinney worked as a designer for a children’s website, Funbrain, where he first published “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” online in daily installments. The series quickly gained popularity, leading to the publication of the first book in 2007. Since then, the series has become a global phenomenon, spawning multiple sequels, movies, and a wide range of merchandise. Kinney currently resides in Plainville, Massachusetts, where he owns and operates a bookstore called “An Unlikely Story.”

5 Interesting Facts about Jeff Kinney

1. Jeff Kinney’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series has sold over 250 million copies worldwide.

2. The series has been translated into more than 65 languages.

3. Kinney was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2009.

4. Before achieving fame, Kinney worked as a game designer and created an educational software program.

5. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” started as an online series on Funbrain.com, where it attracted over 20 million views before the first book was published.

5 Most Interesting Quotes from Jeff Kinney

1. “If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that you can’t take yourself too seriously.”

2. “The best part of writing is the ability to make something out of nothing.”

3. “Kids can see right through a book that’s trying to teach a lesson but isn’t entertaining.”

4. “I think every kid goes through a time where they think their life is the worst, but they have to realize that everybody else is going through the same thing.”

5. “I didn’t set out to write a children’s book. I just wanted to write a book that I would enjoy reading.”