Joey Green Explained
Joey Green (born May 26, 1958) is an American author. He has written over sixty books and has been a guest on Good Morning America, The View, and The Tonight Show. He is a former contributing editor to National Lampoon and a former advertising copywriter at J. Walter Thompson. He has also written commercials for Burger King, Disney World, and Eastman Kodak.
Early life and education
He was born in Miami, Florida.[1] He graduated with a BFA from Cornell University in 1980, where he founded the campus humor publication, The Cornell Lunatic, was political cartoonist for The Cornell Daily Sun,[2] and was a member of the Quill and Dagger society.[3] He has two daughters.
Career
Green has been profiled in The New York Times,[4] People magazine,[5] the Los Angeles Times,[6] the Boston Globe,[7] The Washington Post,[8] Forbes,[9] and USA Today,[10] and he has been interviewed on hundreds of radio shows.
Books
- The Cornell Widow Hundredth Anniversary Anthology (Cornell Widow, 1981)
- Hellbent on Insanity (edited with Alan Corcoran and Bruce Handy) (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1982)
- The Unofficial Gilligan's Island Handbook (Warner Books, 1987)
- The Get Smart Handbook (Macmillan, 1993)
- The Partridge Family Album (HarperCollins, 1994)
- Polish Your Furniture with Panty Hose (Hyperion, 1995)
- Disney Babies Bedtime Stories (Mouse Works, 1996)
- Hi Bob!: A Self-Help Guide to the Bob Newhart Show (St. Martin's Press, 1996)
- Selling Out: If Famous Authors Wrote Advertising (Macmillan, 1996)
- Paint Your House with Powdered Milk (Hyperion, 1996)
- Wash Your Hair with Whipped Cream (Hyperion, 1997)
- The Bubble Wrap Book (co-authored with Tim Nyberg) (HarperCollins, 1998)
- Joey Green's Encyclopedia of Offbeat Uses for Brand-Name Products (Hyperion, 1998)
- The Zen of Oz: Ten Spiritual Lessons from Over the Rainbow (Renaissance, 1998)
- The Warning Label Book (co-authored with Tim Nyberg and Tony Dierckins) (St. Martin's Press, 1998)
- Monica Speaks (Andrews McMeel, 1998)
- The Official Slinky Book (Berkley, 1999)
- You Know You've Reached Middle Age If... (co-authored with Alan Corcoran) (Andrews McMeel, 1999)
- The Mad Scientist Handbook (Perigee, 2000)
- Clean Your Clothes with Cheez Whiz (Renaissance, 2000)
- Joey Green's Magic Brands (Rodale, 2001)
- The Road to Success Is Paved with Failure (Little, Brown, 2001)
- Clean It! FIx It! Eat It! (Prentice Hall, 2001)
- Jesus and Moses: The Parallel Sayings (Ulysses Press, 2001)
- The Mad Scientist Handbook 2 (Perigee, 2002)
- Senior Moments (co-authored with Alan Corcoran) (Simon & Schuster, 2002)
- Joey Green's Amazing Kitchen Cures (Rodale, 2002)
- Jesus and Muhammad: The Parallel Sayings (Ulysses Press, 2002)
- Joey Green's Gardening Magic (Rodale, 2003)
- How They Met (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2003)
- Joey Green's Incredible Country Store (Rodale, 2004)
- Potato Radio, Dizzy Dice (Perigee, 2004)
- Joey Green's Supermarket Spa (Fair Winds Press, 2005)
- Weird Christmas (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2005)
- Contrary to Popular Belief (Crown, 2005)
- Marx & Lennon: the Parallel Sayings (Hyperion, 2005)
- Joey Green's Rainy Day Magic (Fair Winds Press, 2006)
- The Jolly President: Or Letters George W. Bush Never Read (Lunatic Press, 2006)
- Champagne and Caviar Again?: Complains of the Rich and Famous (co-authored with Debbie Green and Alan Corcoran) (Lunatic Press, 2006)
- Joey Green's Mealtime Magic (Rodale, 2007)
- The Bathroom Professor: Philosophy on the Go (Running Press, 2007)
- Famous Failures (Lunatic Press, 2007)
- Lunacy: The Best of the Cornell Lunatic (Lunatic Press, 2008)
- Joey Green's Fix-It Magic (Rodale, 2008)
- Too Old for MySpace, Too Young for Medicare (co-authored with Alan Corcoran) (Andrews McMeel, 2008)
- You Know You Need a Vacation If . . . (co-authored with Alan Corcoran) (Andrews McMeel, 2008)
- Sarah Palin's Secret Diary (Lunatic Press, 2009)
- Joey Green's Cleaning Magic (Rodale, 2010)
- Joey Green's Amazing Pet Cures (Rodale, 2011)
- Dumb History: The Stupidest Mistakes Ever Made (Plume, 2012)
- Joey Green's Kitchen Magic (Rodale, 2012)
- The Ultimate Mad Scientist Handbook (Lunatic Press, 2012)
- Weird & Wonderful Christmas (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2012)
- Joey Green's Magic Health Remedies (Rodale, 2013)
- Happy Accidents (Hallmark, 2014)
- Last-Minute Survival Secrets (Chicago Review Press, 2014)
- Last-Minute Travel Secrets (Chicago Review Press, 2016)
- Location on Vacation (Chicago Review Press, 2016)
- The Electric Pickle: 50 Experiments from the Periodic Table, from Aluminum to Zinc (Chicago Review Press, 2017)
- Last-Minute Kitchen Secrets (Chicago Review Press, 2018)
- Not So Normal Norbert (co-authored with James Patterson) (Jimmy Patterson Books, 2018)
Television appearances
External links
Notes and References
- Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2008. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale, 2008.
- http://www.cornellsun.org/ "The Cornell Daily Sun"
- http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-quill-and-dagger-members#Authors_and_journalists "List of Quill and Dagger members"
- News: Barron . James . January 31, 1996 . Spam, the Double Agent (Who Knew?) . C1, C3 . The New York Times.
- News: Uncredited . Uncredited . August 25, 1997 . Miracle Whipper: Joey Green, pantry professor, puts off-the-shelf products to off-the-wall uses . 136 . People Weekly.
- News: Beyette . Beverly . October 10, 2000 . Tough Day? You Deserve a Cheerios Facial: An author's wacky tips would send Heloise packing . E1 . The Los Angeles Times.
- News: Morell . Ricki . September 21, 2000 . Spill you're coffee? Color your shirt! Forget cleansers, use whatever's hanging around, says Joey Green . The Boston Globe.
- News: Daniel . Diane . 2016-08-03 . How to foil leeches with pantyhose and other travel tips . en-US . Washington Post . 2022-10-04 . 0190-8286.
- Web site: Bender . Andrew . Try These Ingenious Travel Hacks Using Everyday Objects . 2022-10-04 . Forbes . en.
- Web site: Baskas . Harriet . How a beach ball could improve your next flight . 2022-10-04 . USA TODAY . en-US.
