T. J. English

Quick Facts

Full Name	T. J. English
Occupation	Writer
Date Of Birth	Oct 6, 1957(1957-10-06)
Age	67
Country	United States
Birth City	Tacoma
Horoscope	Libra

T. J. English Biography

T. J. English is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on October 6, 1957 in Tacoma, United States. The Havana Nocturne (published by the U.K. as The Havana Mob) tells the tale of an U.S. mobster infiltration of Cuba during the 1950s. It was released in 2008, and the book climbed to the number. seven on the New York Times best seller list. It was also considered for nomination for the Edgar Award.

The year was 1981 when he emigrated in 1981 to New York City to pursue writing as a profession as well as a host of odd jobs, including bartender, janitor and perhaps most importantly taxi driver over three years in addition to being freelance journalist. When asked about driving a taxi, English has stated that, “I think of it as a metaphor for what I do as a writer.”

In 1995, English published Born to Kill, about a Vietnamese gang based in New York City’s Chinatown. The book was nominated for an Edgar Award in the category of Best Fact Crime.

Paddy Whacked, published in 2005, is a sweeping history of the Irish American gangster from the time of the Irish famine to the present day. Paddy Whacked was adapted as a two-hour documentary broadcast on the History Channel in 2006.

T. J. English was born in Tacoma, Washington and grew up in an Irish Catholic family of ten children. His father was a metalworker and his mother was a social worker with Catholic Charities. After finishing his studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles in 1980, English worked as a teacher at a high school within East Los Angeles.

T. J. English Net Worth

T. J. English is one of the richest Writer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, T. J. English 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

T. J. English (born on October 6 1957) is an American journalist and author who is most well-known for his non-fiction works on the Irish mob as well as criminal justice, organized crime and the American underground.

In the 80s, taking a taxi in the late at night, English wrote for Irish America magazine. This resulted in his first novel, The Westies. Then, he wrote a series of stories for Playboy called “The New Mob”, which examined the new face of organized criminality. He then went on to write feature-length articles in Esquire, New York Magazine, The Village Voice, the defunct Brooklyn Bridge Magazine, and other magazines.

His first book, The Westies: Inside The Hell’s Kitchen Irish Mob (1990), is a best-selling account of an Irish American gang in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York City. The Westies operated primarily in the 1970s and 1980s, though the roots of the gang go all the way back to the Prohibition Era.

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T. Ranked on the list of most popular Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. T. J. English celebrates birthday on October 6 of every year.

Top Facts about T. J. English

1. T. J. English was born in Tacoma, Washington.
2. He grew up in an Irish Catholic family of ten children.
3. English worked as a high school teacher in East Los Angeles and drove a taxi in New York City.
4. His first book, The Westies, published in 1990, is a best-selling account of an Irish American gang in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York City.
5. In 1995, English published Born to Kill about a Vietnamese gang based in New York City’s Chinatown.
6. Paddy Whacked, published in 2005, is a sweeping history of the Irish American gangster from the time of the Irish famine to the present day.
7. Havana Nocturne published in 2008 rose to No. 7 on the New York Times best seller list and was nominated for an Edgar Award.
8. The Savage City published in 2011 was also a New York Times best seller.
9. In March 2018, English published The Corporation: An Epic Story of the Cuban American Underworld.
10. English wrote a series of articles for Playboy entitled “The New Mob” which explored the new face of organized crime.
11. In 2010, English wrote “Dope”, an article for Playboy, which was cited by the New York Press Club for Best Crime Reporting.
12. English has also written episodes of the television crime dramas NYPD Blue and Homicide: Life on the Streets.
13. He shared a Humanitas Prize with David Simon and Julie Martin for the episode “Shades of Gray”.