Stephen King
Known For
Writing
Born
1947-09-21 in Portland, Maine, USA
Biography
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. He is widely known for his horror novels and has been crowned the "King of Horror". He has also explored other genres: suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. Though known primarily for his novels, he has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections. His debut, Carrie (1974), established him in horror. Different Seasons (1982), a collection of four novellas, was his first major departure from the genre. Among the films adapted from King's fiction are Carrie (1976), The Shining (1980), The Dead Zone and Christine (both 1983), Stand by Me(1986), Misery (1990), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Green Mile (1999), The Mist (2007), and It (2017). He has published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman and has co-written works with other authors, notably his friend Peter Straub and sons Joe Hill and Owen King. He has also written nonfiction, notably Danse Macabre (1981) and On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000). Among other awards, King has won the O. Henry Award for "The Man in the Black Suit" (1994) and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller for 11/22/63 (2011). He has also won honours for his overall contributions to literature, including the 2003 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2007 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the 2014 National Medal of Arts. Joyce Carol Oates called King "a brilliantly rooted, psychologically 'realistic' writer for whom the American scene has been a continuous source of inspiration, and American popular culture a vast cornucopia of possibilities." Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen King, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Stephen King (voice)
The Daily Show
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frasier
as Brian (voice)
Sons of Anarchy
as Bachman
Jeopardy!
as Self
The View
as Self - Guest
The View
as Self
Markus Lanz
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Morgenmagazin
as Self
Under the Dome
as Diner Patron
The Stand
as Teddy Weizak
It Chapter Two
as Shopkeeper
Finding Your Roots
as Self
Duncanville
as (voice)
Baseball
as Various (voice)
Rose Red
as Pizza Guy
The Shining
as Gage Creed
Today
as Self