Nicholas Sparks

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nicholas Sparks
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Dec 31, 1965(1965-12-31)
Age	59
Birthplace	Omaha
Country	United States
Birth City	Nebraska
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Nicholas Sparks Biography

Nicholas Sparks is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on December 31, 1965 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. American romance author. His novels A Walk To Remember (and The Notebook) were both made into movies. Between 1996 and 2013, he published more than twenty books and was also a screenwriter, producer, and editor.

The Last Song, his novel, was made into a movie starring His novel, The Last Song, was adapted into a film starring Liam Hemsworth..

Nicholas Charles Sparks (born December 31, 1965) is an American romance novelist and screenwriter. He has published twenty novels and two non-fiction books. Several of his novels have become international bestsellers, and eleven of his romantic-drama novels have been adapted to film all with multimillion- dollar box office grosses. His novels feature stories of tragic love with happy endings.

His father pursued graduate studies at University of Minnesota and University of Southern California, one reason for his family’s frequent moves. By the time Sparks was eight, he had lived in Watertown, Minnesota; Inglewood, California; Playa Del Rey, California and his mother’s hometown of Grand Island, Nebraska for a year, during which his parents were separated. By 1974 his father became a professor of business at California State University, Sacramento, and the family settled in Fair Oaks, California.

He was born to Patrick Sparks, a Nebraska businessman, and Jill Thoene Sparks, a homemaker. In 1988, he met his future wife, Cathy Cote. The couple had five children together before separating in 2015.

Nicholas Sparks Net Worth

Nicholas Sparks is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nicholas Sparks 's net worth $30 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was the 1984 valedictorian at his high school and received a track scholarship to the University of Notre Dame. After graduating from college, he held a variety of odd jobs including a waiter and real estate agent.

Six of his novels were made into movies.

Nicholas Sparks was born on December 31, 1965, in Omaha, Nebraska to Patrick Michael Sparks, a future professor of business, and Jill Emma Marie Sparks (née Thoene), a homemaker and an optometrist’s assistant. Nicholas was the second of three children, with an older brother, Michael Earl “Micah” Sparks (born 1964), and a younger sister, Danielle “Dana” Sparks (1966–2000), who died at the age of 33 from a brain tumor. Sparks has said that she was the inspiration for the main character in his novel A Walk to Remember.

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Who is Nicholas Sparks Dating?

According to our records, Nicholas Sparks married to Cathy Sparks. As of December 1, 2023, Nicholas Sparks’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1992, Sparks began selling pharmaceuticals, and in 1993 was transferred to Washington, D.C.. It was there that he wrote another novel in his spare time, The Notebook. Two years later, he was discovered by literary agent Theresa Park, who picked The Notebook out of her agency’s slush pile, liked it, and offered to represent him. In October 1995, Park secured a $1 million advance for The Notebook from Time Warner Book Group. The novel was published in October 1996 and made the New York Times best-seller list in its first week of release.

Facts & Trivia

Nicholas Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Nicholas Sparks celebrates birthday on December 31 of every year.

Sparks contributes to other local and national charities, including the Creative Writing Program (MFA) at the University of Notre Dame by funding scholarships, internships and annual fellowships. In 2008, Entertainment Weekly reported that Sparks and his then-wife had donated “close to $10 million” to start a private school, The Epiphany School of Global Studies. In 2019, the media reported on e-mails sent by Sparks in 2013 to the school’s headmaster, in which Sparks strenuously opposed attempts to make the school more inclusive in terms of faith, race and sexuality, including by permitting a LGBT student group. In the e-mails, Sparks accused the headmaster, who later resigned and sued Sparks, for promoting “an agenda that strives to make homosexuality open and accepted.” Sparks apologized for these and similar statements, and said that he supported LGBT rights.

Top Facts about Nicholas Sparks

1. Nicholas Sparks is an American novelist and screenwriter.
2. He has written 20 novels, with over 105 million copies sold.
3. His most famous book is “The Notebook”.
4. Several of his books have been adapted into successful films.
5. Sparks was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1965.
6. He attended the University of Notre Dame on a full track scholarship.
7. Sparks’ writing often explores themes of love and loss.
8. He founded the Nicholas Sparks Foundation to support education initiatives.
9. In 2013, he was awarded the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance Author.
10. Sparks currently resides in North Carolina with his family.

Are Nicholas Sparks and his wife still married?

After 25 years of marriage, the laureate of love and Cathy, who long served as his muse, divorced last October , no reason given. “For our children’s sake, we regard this as a private matter,” Sparks said when the couple separated in January 2015. Fans lamented on Twitter: “There’s no hope for any of us.”

What is the last book written by Nicholas Sparks?

Unsure where to start? This complete list of Nicholas Sparks books in order starts with his timeless debut, The Notebook, to his most recent novels, Every Breath (2018) and The Return (2020).

Where is Nicholas Sparks now?

Sparks lives in North Carolina. He contributes to a variety of local and national charities, and is a major contributor to the Creative Writing Program (MFA) at the University of Notre Dame, where he provides scholarships, internships, and a fellowship annually.

Are any of Nicholas Sparks books based on a true story?

Nicholas Sparks’ books are based on true stories , author says at Bradenton talk. BRADENTON — “The Notebook.” “Message in a Bottle.” “A Walk To Remember.”

Is The Notebook true to life?

The Notebook’ was inspired by the grandparents of Sparks’ ex-wife. As it turns out, Showbiz Cheatsheet tells us that “The Notebook” is actually based on a real-life love story : the relationship between the grandparents of author Nicholas Sparks’ ex-wife, Cathy Sparks. Her grandparents were married for over 60 years.