David Sedaris
Born: 1956-12-26 in Johnson City, New York, US
Known For: Acting
Biography
David Raymond Sedaris is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay "Santaland Diaries.” He published his first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever, in 1994. His next book, Naked (1997), became his first of a series of New York Times Bestsellers, and his 2000 collection Me Talk Pretty One Day won the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Much of Sedaris's humor is ostensibly autobiographical and self-deprecating and often concerns his family life, his middle-class upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, his Greek heritage, homosexuality, jobs, education, drug use, and obsessive behaviors, as well as his life in France, London, New York, and the South Downs in England. He is the brother and writing collaborator of actress Amy Sedaris. In 2019, Sedaris was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Filmography
2025
- Strijdmakker as Self
2017
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Do I Sound Gay? as Self
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- BoJack Horseman as Cutie Cutie Cupcake (voice)
2013
- C.O.G. ... (Story)
2012
2009
- RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
2005
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1979
- CBS News Sunday Morning as Self