Nicholas Sparks

Novelist

Birthday December 31, 1965

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Omaha, NE

Age 58 years old

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About

American romantic author whose novels A Walk To Remember and The Notebook have both been adapted into films. He published nearly twenty books between 1996 and 2013 and also worked as a screenwriter and producer.

Before Fame

He was his high school's 1984 valedictorian and received a track and field scholarship to the University of Notre Dame. Following his college graduation, he worked a string of odd jobs, including real estate agent and waiter.

Trivia

More than six of his novels have been made into films.

Family Life

He and his two siblings were born in Nebraska to business professor Patrick Sparks and homemaker Jill Thoene Sparks. He met his future wife, Cathy Cote, in 1988, and the couple became parents to five children before separating in early 2015.

Associated With

His novel, The Last Song, was adapted into a film starring Liam Hemsworth.