Ned Vizzini

Young Adult Author

Birthday April 4, 1981

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace New York City, NY

DEATH DATE Dec 19, 2013 (32)

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About

American author who wrote four young adult books including It's Kind of a Funny Story, which was named #56 on the list of the 100 Best Teen Novels of all time by NPR.

Before Fame

In 1998, he wrote an essay in the New York Times called "Teen Angst? Nah!".

Trivia

He suffered from depression and committed suicide by jumping off the roof of his parents' apartment building in 2013.

Family Life

He married Sara Embury, and they had a son.

Associated With

Marilyn Singer is also a New York based young adult writer.