Mitch Albom

Novelist

Birthday May 23, 1958

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Passaic, NJ

Age 66 years old

#58,326 Most Popular

About

American sports columnist, fiction and non-fiction author, and radio personality. His New York Times bestselling books include Tuesdays with Morrie (1997), Fab Five: Basketball, Trash Talk, The American Dream (1993), and For One More Day (2006).

Before Fame

After graduating from Brandeis University, he went on to perform as a musician in nightclubs in the US and Europe for several years. He later attended Columbia University's graduate program in journalism and began his writing career as a freelance journalist for Sports Illustrated and other publications.

Trivia

He is the author of the popular 2003 book, The Five People You Meet in Heaven.

Family Life

He and his two siblings grew up in New Jersey and Upstate New York. In 1995, he married Janine Sabino.

Associated With

He is an American best-selling author, much like Harold Robbins.