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Overview

Date of Birth:

3 March 1959, Baltimore, Maryland, USA more

Contact:

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Trivia:

1st cousin (once removed) of composer Philip Glass. more

STARmeter:

Up 3% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination more

NewsDesk:
(14 articles)

DVD Playhouse--July 2009
(From The Hollywood Interview. 8 July 2009, 1:32 AM, PDT)
Corporate Creation Myths, and Why We Need Them
(From Fast Company. 22 June 2009, 1:30 PM, PDT)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: In Development, Producer, Writer, Thanks, Self

In Development:

Wenceslas Square (details only on IMDbPro)
Urban Tribes (details only on IMDbPro)

Untitled Cryonics Project (2010) (pre-production) (producer)
This American Life Live! (2009) (TV) (executive producer)
Unaccompanied Minors (2006) (executive producer)
... aka Grounded (UK)

Writer:

This American Life Live! (2009) (TV) (written by)
"This American Life" (1 episode, 2008)
- Escape (2008) TV episode (written by)
This American Life Live! (2008) (TV) (writer)

Thanks:

The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow (2002) (TV) (special thanks)

Self:

All In: The Poker Movie (2009) .... Himself
This American Life Live! (2009) (TV) .... Himself - Host
"The Colbert Report" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode #5.54 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
Guyville Redux (2008) .... Himself
"This American Life" .... Himself (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
    - John Smith (2008) TV episode .... Himself
    - Scenes from a Marriage (2008) TV episode .... Himself
    - Fighters (2008) TV episode .... Himself
    - Going Down in History (2008) TV episode .... Himself
    - Two Wars (2008) TV episode .... Himself
      (7 more)
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (Australia)
- Episode dated 23 May 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
This American Life Live! (2008) (TV) .... Himself
"Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
... aka "Late Show Backstage" (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka "Letterman" (Australia)
... aka "The Late Show" (USA: informal short title)
- Episode #15.103 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
- Episode dated 20 April 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2002) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:

Host and Producer of "This American Life", the Peabody award winning radio show more

Genres:

Documentary | Comedy | Talk-Show | Music more

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title | Late Night | New York City | Poker more

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