Davy Rothbart

Quick Facts

Full Name	Davy Rothbart
Occupation	Writer
Date Of Birth	Apr 11, 1975(1975-04-11)
Age	49
Country	United States
Birth City	Ann Arbor
Horoscope	Aries

Davy Rothbart Biography

Davy Rothbart is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on April 11, 1975 in Ann Arbor, United States. David Ira “Davy” Rothbart (born April 11 1975) is a best-selling writer award-winning filmmaker, Emmy Award-winning contributing writer to This American Life, and the editor and publisher of Found Magazine.

The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas, a collection of short stories by Rothbart, was released in August 2005 through Simon & Schuster. A shorter version of the book was published previously by Rothbart’s own production firm, 21 Balloons Productions (named in honor of Rothbart’s most loved book, The 21 Balloons, written by William Pene du Bois). An Italian edition, Il Surfista Solitario del Montana, was published in 2007 by Coniglio Editore. The actor Steve Buscemi optioned three stories from the book for a film adaptation which will develop through Olive Productions; Buscemi has written the screenplay and plans on directing the project.

In January 2009, Rothbart filmed his first full-length narrative feature, Overhaul, which stars rapper Daniel “D Shot” Garvatt as a pizza driver in desperate circumstances on New Year’s Eve. Rothbart himself delivered for Bell’s Pizza in Ann Arbor, Michigan for six years. Overhaul was scheduled to be released in 2015.

In the spring of 2008, Easier With Practice, a film based on an article Rothbart wrote for GQ about his life on tour, was shot in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The movie, written and directed by Kyle Alvarez, stars Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker; Boardwalk Empire) as Davy and Kel O’Neill as Davy’s brother; it premiered June 12, 2009 at the CineVegas Film Festival and was awarded the Grand Jury Prize. A week later, Easier With Practice premiered internationally at the Edinburgh Film Festival, where it won the prize for Best Feature. In December 2009, Easier With Practice was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards. The film was released in theaters in February 2010, and met with great critical success: The Los Angeles Times called Easier With Practice “fresh, flawless, and totally captivating,” and The Village Voice praised the film as “emotionally honest and achingly true.”

The magazine of Davy Rothbart Found is devoted to the discarded notes and flyers, letters and lists of photos as well as drawings discovered and sent to readers. The magazine was the inspiration for an award-winning book, Found The Best of Found, Tossed and forgotten Items of Around the World, published in April 2004. The second edition was released in May 2006 and a third was published in May 2009. This magazine comes out each year and edited by Rothbart’s close friend Sarah Locke.

Davy Rothbart Net Worth

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

In the event that Fred Rogers of the PBS television show”Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood died in February 2003, The New York Times published an Op-Ed written by Rothbart about his experiences as a child with Rogers similar to the article that airs on This American Life. Rothbart’s other writing for This American Life includes stories about his mother who is deaf, Barbara Brodsky, a channeler and meditation instructor as well as a long-time friend seeking advice on the unplanned pregnancy of her daughter; and the story of his Chicago ticket scalping profession. Rothbart has also written columns for GQ, The Believer, New York Magazine, Grantland, Dwell, SLAM Magazine, Maxim, and The Sun as well as an ongoing column on Los Angeles Magazine.

Rothbart is an ex- Chicago Bulls ticket scalper, often travels around across the country to showcase his findings and invite other people to share their findings with his. His brother singer Peter Rothbart, often accompanies his on these trips. In 2004, while his tour was a nationwide tour to promote his Found publication, the author was featured twice on The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. Since then, he has been included by 20/20 MSNBC as well as Last Call with Carson Daly, among other national radio and TV programs, and has been featured on The New Yorker and The New York Times.

In December 2006, Geffen Records released Rothbart’s documentary film How We Survive about the punk rock band Rise Against on a DVD called Generation Lost. His second Rise Against documentary, Another Station: Another Mile, which follows the band as they write songs for a new album and perform shows around the world, was released in October 2010, and was among the year’s bestselling music DVDs in the U.S. and Germany. In May 2011, Rothbart directed a behind- the-scenes featurette for ItGetsBetter.org about the making of Rise Against’s “Make It Stop” video, which was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award. Rothbart and Rise Against lead singer Tim McIlrath are former roommates.

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In the fall of 2014, Found The Musical opened off-Broadway at David Mamet and William H. Macy’s Atlantic Theater Company in New York City for a 12-week run. The play, written by Lee Overtree and Hunter Bell, with songs by Eli Bolin and additional materials by the Story Pirates, starred Broadway vet Nick Blaemire as Davy, with Betsy Morgan, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Community’s Danny Pudi, and Daniel Everidge, and received overwhelmingly positive reviews, including a “Critic’s Pick” from Christopher Isherwood of The New York Times. A new production is planned for Fall of 2016, according to producers Victoria Lang, Eva Price, and Jamie Salka.

Facts & Trivia

Davy Ranked on the list of most popular Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Davy Rothbart celebrates birthday on April 11 of every year.