James Patterson
- Writing
- March 22, 1947 · Newburgh, New York, USA
Biography
James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private and Middle School series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. Patterson's books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell one million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped Forbes's list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million. His total income over a decade is estimated at $700 million. In November 2015, Patterson received the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation. He has donated millions of dollars in grants and scholarships to various universities, teachers' colleges, independent bookstores, school libraries, and college students to promote literacy. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Patterson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- One Night in Idaho: The College Murders · Executive producer
- Cross · Executive producer, Characters
- Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? · Self
- Chasing Ghislaine · Creator
- Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich · Self, Executive producer
- The Postcard Killings · Novel, Producer
- BookTube · Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- The Great American Read · Self
- Instinct · Executive producer, Novel
- Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life · Executive producer, Novel
- Maximum Ride · Novel, Executive producer
- James Patterson's Murder of a Small Town · Self, Writer
- Zoo · Executive producer, Novel
- MasterClass
- Alex Cross · Novel, Producer
- Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird · Self
- Sundays at Tiffany's · Novel
- Castle · James Patterson
- Women's Murder Club · Producer, Creator
- Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas · Novel, Executive producer
- First to Die · Novel
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- Along Came a Spider · Novel
- Miracle on the 17th Green · Novel
- Kiss the Girls · Novel
- The View · Self
- The Daily Show · Self
- Child of Darkness, Child of Light · Novel
- The Simpsons · James Patterson (Voice)
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark · Self
- Run, Rose, Run · Producer
- Eruption · Novel, Producer
- The Postcard Killer · Novel
- Billion-Dollar Ransom · Novel, Producer
- The 12 Days of Christmas · Novel, Executive producer
- The President Is Missing · Novel, Producer