Mitch Albom

Mitchell David Albom (born May 23, 1958 in Passaic, New Jersey) is an award-winning Jewish-American sportswriter novelist, newspaper columnist for the Detroit Free Press, syndicated radio host, and TV commentator.

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May 23 - 1958 - Passaic, New Jersey - Jewish-American - Sportswriter - Novelist - Newspaper - Columnist - Detroit Free Press - Syndicated - Radio - TV - Commentator

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Albom wrote the best-selling novel, Tuesdays With Morrie (1997). After being featured prominently in Oprah Winfrey's Oprah's Book Club, the novel sold exceptionally well, and Oprah Winfrey produced a television movie adaptation for ABC starring Hank Azaria and Jack Lemmon. The television movie adaptation of Tuesdays with Morrie was the most watched television movie of 1999 and won four Emmy Awards. His most recent novel is the New York Times best-seller, The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2003). It has sold very well, although critics have not had kind words for its sentimentalism. That book was turned into a television movie for ABC starring Jon Voight, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Imperioli and Jeff Daniels. A parody of the book, called The Five People You Meet in Hell by Jeff Pablum has recently appeared on bookstore shelves.

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Tuesdays With Morrie - 1997 - Oprah Winfrey - Movie - ABC - Hank Azaria - Jack Lemmon - 1999 - Emmy - New York Times - The Five People You Meet in Heaven - 2003 - Jon Voight - Ellen Burstyn - Michael Imperioli - Jeff Daniels - Jeff Pablum

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Mitch Albom appears regularly on ESPN's Sports Reporters and SportsCenter. His radio show was simulcast on MSNBC in 2001.

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ESPN's - Sports Reporters - SportsCenter - MSNBC

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Mitch Albom is also part of a rock band, The Rock Bottom Remainders, whose members are all published writers, including Dave Barry, Matt Groening, Ridley Pearson, Scott Turow, Amy Tan, James McBride, Roy Blount Jr., Stephen King, Kathi Kamen Goldmark, and Greg Iles.

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Rock band - Rock Bottom Remainders - Dave Barry - Matt Groening - Ridley Pearson - Scott Turow - Amy Tan - James McBride - Roy Blount Jr. - Stephen King - Kathi Kamen Goldmark - Greg Iles

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He is a graduate of Brandeis University and Columbia University. Before becoming a journalist, Albom was briefly an amateur boxer, nightculb singer, and pianist.

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Brandeis University - Columbia University

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He is (or was) married to a woman named Janine, who is a professional singer.

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On April 23, 2005 the Detroit Free Press management completed its internal review and announced disciplinary actions for an April 3 column Albom wrote that contained fabricated information by describing an event that had not yet occurred. Some outside critics have called for Albom's removal at the paper. He wrote that two former Spartan players would attend a Final Four game before the game even took place. However, the two professional basketball players failed to appear. The column was printed in a section prior to the game.

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April 23 - 2005 - April 3 - Spartan - Final Four - Basketball

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