Neil Gaiman: Biography in Details
Who is Neil Gaiman?
British Neil Gaiman is a multiple awards-winning Author, Journalist, and Scriptwriter. He is renowned for his novels like The Graveyard Book, American Gods, and Stardust.
Last, in 2020, he contributed his script to the short, Rory’s Story.
Upcoming Projects
As of now, he is engaged in TV projects as a screenwriter. His TV series, The Sandman, and Movie, Black Hole is at the stage of pre-production.
Who are the parents of Neil Gaiman?
Neil Gaiman was born on the 10th of November 1960, in Portchester, Hampshire, England. His father, David Gaiman was the head of the U.K. branch of the Church of Scientology. Also, his mother, Sheila Gaiman was a pharmacist by profession.
He is the eldest among his two siblings, Claire and Lizzy. They are of Jewish-Ashkenazi ethnicity.
Family Legacy
While talking about the family, his great grandfather migrated to the UK before 1914. Later, his grandfather settled down in Hampshire and opened his own chain of grocery stores.
Later, his grandfather changed his original family name from Chairman to Gaiman.
Neil Gaiman’s Education
While talking about education, Neil Gaiman has attended the various churches of England Schools that including Fonthill School. In 1970, he attended Ardingly College till 1974. Later, he joined Whitgift School in Croydon.
As a child, he used to love reading books, and stories used to devote his free time to reading books. He used to spend his days in the local libraries reading it.
Neil Gaiman- Professional Life, Career
Early Career
– Neil Gaiman started his career as a journalist and used to write and conduct interviews. Later, he started writing books. His very first book was a biography, Duran Duran which took him three months to write and was published in 1984.
– After that, he wrote the second biography, Don’t Panic: The Official Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Companion based on the biography of Douglas Adams.
– Later, he started writing comic books. After his comic series, The Sandman turned him into an established writer.
Established Writer
As an established writer, he has written books for all ages group from the young group to the old group. Those books that are written for the young groups are mostly picture books. Some of his books for the young age groups include 2007- M is for Magic, 2008-The Dangerous Alphabet, and 2009- The Greenaway-shortlisted Crazy Hair.
Besides that, some of his books for the adult categories include the New York Times Bestselling book, 1995- Neverwhere, 1999- Stardust, and Nebula Award-winning books 2001- American Gods, 2005- Anansi Boys and Good Omens.
Scriptwriting
Besides his novel, comics, and biographies, he is also popular for his scriptwriting. He started scriptwriting with the TV series, 1996- Neverwhere. Moving forward, he has contributed his script to the TV series, American Gods, Lucifer, and Good Omens.
Besides that, Neil Gaiman contributed his script to other short movies like Rory’s Story, Marvel Knights: Eternals, and Nicholas Was.
Neil Gaiman- Awards, Nomination
- 2019- Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award.
- 2011- Ray Bradbury Award.
- 2009- Best Novel for The Graveyard Book.
- 1997- Nominated for Comics Buyer’s Guide Award.
- 2018- Nominated for New Academy Prize in Literature.
How much is the net worth of Neil Gaiman?
Neil has an estimated net worth of $18 million. His earnings as a scriptwriter are in the range of $21k – $248k.
Besides that, he makes it through the royalties of his books and comics. Apart from that, he makes it through his blogs too.
Neil Gaiman- Controversy, Rumors
Currently, his wife, Amanda Palmer announced that they are going to get separated through her Patreon account. After that, he also addressed that they are going through a hard time in their relationship.
Last, they were spending the lockdown together along with his son, Ash in New Zealand. However, he has returned back to his homeland in the UK.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight
Neil Gaiman has black eyes with black hair. His height is 5 feet 10 inches and weighs around 72 kg.
Social Media Profiles
Neil Gaiman has over 1.04m followers on Facebook, over 610k followers on Instagram, and over 2.8m followers on Twitter.
On Twitter, he is following the personalities like Jimmi Simpson, Lloyd Cole, and Michael Chabon.
He has a self-titled YouTube channel with over 13.8k subscribers.
Neil Gaiman’s Anniversary Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | January | Tuesday |
| 2025 | January | Thursday |
| 2026 | January | Friday |
| 2027 | January | Saturday |
| 2028 | January | Sunday |
Neil Gaiman’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | November | Sunday |
| 2025 | November | Monday |
| 2026 | November | Tuesday |
| 2027 | November | Wednesday |
| 2028 | November | Friday |