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Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Mitchell David Albom (born May 23, 1958) is an American author, journalist, and musician. As of 2021, he has sold 40 million books worldwide. Having achieved national recognition for sports writing in his early career, he turned to writing inspirational stories and themes—a preeminent early one being Tuesdays with Morrie.
Known for
- Tamron Hall — Self - Guest2019
- American Dream: Detroit — Self - Interviewee2018
- Detroiters — Himself2017
- The Megan Mullally Show — Self - Guest2006
- America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions — Self (archive footage)2006
- The Simpsons — Mitch Albom (voice)1989
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1958-05-23 ) May 23, 1958 (age 68) , Passaic, New Jersey , U.S.
- Occupation
- Novelist sports journalist radio talk show host musician
- Education
- Brandeis University ( BA ), Columbia University ( MA , MBA )
- Genre
- Non-fiction Fiction
- Notable works
- Tuesdays with Morrie The Five People You Meet in Heaven Have a Little Faith For One More Day Finding Chika Columnist for the Detroit Free Press
- Spouse
- Janine Sabino ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1995 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Passaic
- Occupation
- writer
- Employer
- Detroit Free Press
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- prose
- Official website
- www.mitchalbom.com
- Image
- Mitch albom 9033227.jpg
- Work location
- Detroit
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Encyclopedic overview
Mitchell David Albom (born May 23, 1958) is an American author, sports journalist, talk show host, and philanthropist. As of 2021, his books are reported to have sold 40 million copies worldwide. Having achieved national recognition as a sports journalist early on in his writing career, Albom turned to writing inspirational stories and themes—a preeminent early one being Tuesdays with Morrie.
Early life
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