Tom Bissell

Journalist, Critic & Author of "The Disaster Artist"

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Tom Bissell Biography

Tom Bissell is a journalist, critic, and fiction writer. He was born in Escanaba, Michigan, in 1974, and graduated from Michigan State University before briefly serving in the Peace Corps in Uzbekistan.

His books include Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia (2003); Speak, Commentary: The Big Little Book of Fake Dvd Commentaries (2003) (with Jeff Alexander); God Lives in St. Petersburg and Other Stories (2005); The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam (2007); Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter (2010); Magic Hours: Essays On Creators and Creation (2012); and The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside the Room (2013) (with Greg Sestero). Bissell is a recipient of the Rome Prize and also a Guggenheim Fellowship. His short stories and journalism have also been anthologized in The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Travel Writing, and The Best American Science Writing. The many magazines he has written for include Harper's, The New Yorker, Grantland, The New Republic, and GQ, among many others.

The Disaster Artist was adapted to screen by James Franco, which won a Critics' Choice award and was nominated for an Academy Award for best-adapted screenplay.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 06/28/2024.

Tom Bissell Videos

  • Tom Bissell | This Might Help EP # 14
    My cousin Tom is an author of books (The Disaster Artist, Extra Lives, God Lives in St. Petersburg) and video games (Gears of War).
  • ZYZZYVA Interview Series: Tom Bissell
    Tom Bissell reads from his book "Apostle: Travels Among the Tombs of the Twelve" at Green Apple Books on the Park on March 16, 2016.
  • Tom Bissell | The Los Angeles Review of Books
    The Los Angeles Review of Books talks with prolific LA-based journalist, fiction writer, and video game critic Tom Bissell. Filmed at the Los Angeles...

Tom Bissell Books

  • Creative Types: And Other Stories
    Creative Types: And Other Stories
  • Magic Hours
    Magic Hours
  • Apostle: Travels Among the Tombs of the Twelve
    Apostle: Travels Among the Tombs of the Twelve
  • The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made
    The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made
  • Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter
    Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter
  • The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam (Vintage Departures)
    The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam (Vintage Departures)

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