Mitch Albom

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mitch Albom
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	May 23, 1958(1958-05-23)
Age	66
Birthplace	Passaic
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Taurus

Mitch Albom Biography

Mitch Albom is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on May 23, 1958 in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. American sports columnist, fiction, and non-fiction author. Radio personality. His New York Times bestselling books are Tuesdays with Morrie (1997) and Fab Five, Basketball, Trash Talks, The American Dream (1993) and For One More Day (2006).

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Mitchell David Albom (born May 23, 1958) is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, dramatist, broadcaster, and musician. His books have sold over 39 million copies worldwide. Having achieved national recognition for sports writing in the earlier part of his career, he is perhaps best known for the inspirational stories and themes that weave through his books, plays, and films. Albom lives with his wife Janine Sabino in Detroit, Michigan.

Albom began on radio in 1987 on WLLZ-Detroit, a now-defunct Active Rock radio station. He worked on the station’s morning program as a sports commentator, and started a Sunday night sports-talk program, The Sunday Sports Albom in 1988, believed to be one of the first sports talks shows to ever air on FM radio.

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

Mitch Albom Net Worth

Mitch Albom is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mitch Albom 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He went on to be a professional musician for many years after graduating from Brandeis University. Later, he attended Columbia University’s graduate journalism program and started his writing career as a freelance writer for Sports Illustrated and others.

He is also the author of The Five People You Meet In Heaven, a 2003 bestseller.

Albom was born on May 23, 1958 to a Jewish family in Passaic, New Jersey. Albom lived in Buffalo, New York for a little while until his family settled in Oaklyn, New Jersey, which is close to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He grew up in a small, middle-class neighborhood which most people never left. Albom was once quoted as saying that his parents were very supportive, and always used to say, “Don’t expect your life to finish here. There’s a big world out there. Go out and see it.” His older sister, younger brother and he himself all took that message to heart and traveled extensively. His siblings are currently settled in Europe.

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Who is Mitch Albom Dating?

According to our records, Mitch Albom married to Janine Sabino. As of December 1, 2023, Mitch Albom’s is not dating anyone.

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Albom’s next book was Fab Five: Basketball, Trash Talk, The American Dream, a look into the starters on the University of Michigan men’s basketball team that reached the NCAA championship game as freshmen in 1992 and again as sophomores in 1993. The book was published in November 1993 and also became a New York Times bestseller.

Facts & Trivia

Mitch Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mitch Albom celebrates birthday on May 23 of every year.

Albom’s breakthrough book came about after he was rotating the TV channels and viewed Morrie Schwartz’s interview with Ted Koppel on ABC News Nightline in 1995, in which Schwartz, a sociology professor, spoke about living and dying with a terminal disease, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease). Albom, who had been close to Schwartz during his college years at Brandeis University, felt guilty about not keeping in touch so he reconnected with his former professor, visiting him in suburban Boston and eventually coming every Tuesday for discussions about life and death. Albom, seeking a way to pay for Schwartz’s medical bills, sought out a publisher for a book about their visits. Although rejected by numerous publishing houses, Doubleday accepted the idea shortly before Schwartz’s death as Albom was able to fulfill his wish to pay Schwartz’s bills.

In what order should I read Mitch Albom books?

Tuesdays with Morrie(1997)
The Time Keeper| (2012)
The First Phone Call from Heaven| (2013)
The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto| (2015)
The Stranger in the Lifeboat| (2021)

Is Tuesdays with Morrie a true story?

It tells the true story of Mitch Albom , a journalist who was very close to his college professor, Morrie Schwartz.

Does Mitch Albom have a wife?

Janine Sabino

Why is Mitch Albom important?

Albom achieved great fame in various dimensions, he is well known as bestselling author and journalist, appreciated as a screen writer, musician, dramatist and radio/TV broadcaster. He started his writing career as sports writer and won instant national fame.

What is Mitch Albom's most popular book?

Morrie continued teaching—this time, lessons on how to live a life worth living. Tuesday’s With Morrie is Albom’s most beloved book for good reason: the messages in these lessons ring true for all humans.