Dan Gutman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dan Gutman
Occupation	Children's Author
Date Of Birth	Oct 19, 1955(1955-10-19)
Age	69
Birthplace	New York City
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Libra

Dan Gutman Biography

Dan Gutman is one of the most popular and richest Children's Author who was born on October 19, 1955 in New York City, New York State, United States. American author of children’s books whose best-known books include his My Weird School and Baseball Card Adventures series. The other most well-known books include The Million Dollar series and The Genius Files.

Similar to Roald Dahl Like Roald Dahl, he is the creator of a number of notable children’s literature.

Gutman was born in New York City, moving with his family a year later to Newark, New Jersey, where on June 1, 1968, his father abandoned the family. His homemaker mother Adeline became a secretary and cared for Dan and his older sister, Lucy. After Vailsburg High School in Newark, Gutman graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in psychology in 1977 and started graduate school in that field until moving to New York City in 1980 to attempt a writing career.

Gutman was a magazine editor and columnist. While editor-in-chief of pornographic magazine Stag, he became a fan of video games and launched a video-game magazine. Gutman became the first employee of Video Game Player (later Computer Games) in 1982. He said, “I started a magazine about video games and suddenly I was an expert in video games. I started writing about them and computers. All for grownups. It took me a long time to realize that writing for grownups was not my thing. It took me a long time to realize that what I was good at was writing for kids.” His column appeared regularly in various computer-related magazines, such as Genie Livewire.

His birthplace was New York City, and his family moved to New Jersey. His wife and he had two children.

Dan Gutman Net Worth

Dan Gutman is one of the richest Children's Author from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dan Gutman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He earned his degree at Rutgers University. Before becoming an author was an editor for a newspaper for more than 10 years.

He’s a huge lover of baseball, which is the reason his characters travel back in time and visit famous baseball players within The Baseball Card Adventures series.

Dan Gutman (born October 19, 1955) is an American writer, primarily of children’s fiction.

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Who is Dan Gutman Dating?

According to our records, Dan Gutman married to Nina Wallace (m. 1983). As of December 1, 2023, Dan Gutman’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Dan Ranked on the list of most popular Children's Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dan Gutman celebrates birthday on October 19 of every year.

What level is Dan Gutman books?

Reading LevelReading Level
Mr. Granite Is From Another Planet! Series: My Weird School Daze (Book: 3) Gutman, Dan 9780061346118 Fiction Paperback| 3.7| 500L
Mr. Sunny Is Funny! Series: My Weird School Daze (Book: 2) Gutman, Dan 9780061346095 Fiction Paperback| 3.5| 640L

What is Dan Gutman known for?

Dan Gutman is an American writer of children’s fiction who lives in New York City. He is best known for the popular young reader book series The Genius Files and My Weird School. The My Weird School series and its several companion series center around Arlo “A.J.” Jervis and his school adventures.

How old is Dan Gutman now?

66 years (October 19, 1955)

Has Dan Gutman won any awards?

Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, Dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninety-two state book award nominations. He lives in New York City with his wife. You can visit him online at www.dangutman.com.

What does AJ stand for in my weird school?

Arlo Jervis Williams aka AJ (born 1996) is a second grade student in Dan Gutman’s 2004 onward novel series called My Weird School. He goes to a crazy school called Ella Mentry School. He is the narrator of all books except for Back to School, Weird Kids Rule, which is narrated by his arch nemesis, Andrea Young.