Michael Lewis is an American author who has written several bestsellers including Liar's Poker and The New New Thing. His first writing job was in for D.C.'s The New Republic. He started in 1991 and went on to cover the 1996 presidential campaign, focusing third party or Independent candidates.http://www.newnewjournalism.com/bio.php?last_name=lewisLewis has three kids and lives with his wife, Tabitha Soren in Berkeley, California.http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=218He has been writing for the New York Times since 1989 and still does today.http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/l/michael_lewis/index.html?s=newest&
Country singer Tim McGraw and actress Sandra Bullock both starred in a film based on Lewis' novel etitled The Blind Side: Evolution of the Game. The film is called just The Blind Side, and is based on the life of University of Mississippi offensive lineman Michael Oher.Live Daily: Tim McGraw makes new film with Sandra Bullock (April 16, 2009)
Interview with Michael Lewis
This is an interview with Lewis, which took place on September 18, 2007. He talks specifically about The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game and why he wrote it, but also why he wrote it now and not later, and what he will write next. He briefly speaks of his other books such as Moneyball and how the experience of writing that interacted with his writing of The Blind Side.
The Blind Side
The Blind Side was a film that came out in November of 2009, starring Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Tuohy and Quinton Aaron as Michael Oher. The movie was based on Michael Lewis' book, The Blind Side: Evolution of the Game and won the Oscar for best picture of the year in 2010.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0878804/awardsOher grows up in an unloving family, and is the son of a woman addicted to crack. Tuohy takes him in and he begins to thrive, getting involved in football.http://www.bookbrowse.com/bb_briefs/detail/index.cfm/ezine_preview_number/1125/The-Blind-SideAfter the film's premier in New York, Lewis was interviewed, saying he had virtually no involvement in the making of The Blind Side, but that he trusted the director and was glad that he did what he wanted with the story.http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/11/michael_lewis_blind_side.html
Michael Lewis actually met Oher at one of his friends' houses right as the young man was being discovered as a talented football player. The two of them went out to dinner along with Lewis' wife, Tabitha and Oher started telling his story to them. Tabitha convinced Michael to write this kid's story, and a few short years later, The Blind Side was born.http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2009/11/michael-lewis-explains-the-origins-of-the-blind-side.html
Works
- 1989: Liar's Poker
- 1991: Pacific Rift
- 1991: The Money Culture
- 1997: Trail Fever
- 2000: The New New Thing
- 2001: Next: The Future Just Happened
- 2003: Moneyball
- 2005: Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life
- 2006: The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
- 2008: Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity
- 2009: Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood
- 2009: The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
References
Fast Facts
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Born
October 15, 1960,
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Birthplace
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Attended
Princeton University and the London School of Economics
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Writes for the New York Times Magazine, Slate and Bloomberg
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Was married to CNBC correspondent Kate Bohner
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Spouse
Former MTV reporter Tabitha Soren
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Three children
Quinn, Dixie and Walker
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Resides in Berkeley, California
