Born Jeffrey Patrick Kinney, he is an American author, cartoonist, producer, and game creator. He is best known for creating the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series, which includes a number of children’s books, including “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules,” “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw,” “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel,” “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days,” “Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book,” and “Diary of Poptropica, a website geared for children, was also created by Kinney. He also created a large number of internet games. In addition to these, he has also acted in and served as executive producer for the feature films based on his book series “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” The Massachusetts-based bookstore and café are both owned by the American children’s novelist. In his personal life, Jeff Kinney is a devoted husband and the father of two charming sons.
Career of Jeff Kinney
Jeff Kinney moved to Massachusetts from Maryland in 1995 with the intention of becoming a cartoonist. After some time, he came to the conclusion that he wouldn’t succeed in his primary objective. Fortunately, he had a brilliant thought waiting for him. He began “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” his debut novel, and finished it over the course of eight years.
With over 80 million visitors, the book, which was first published by Funbrain.com, became a great hit online. Nearly every young person in America wanted to read this book! A publishing house agreed to release Kinney’s debut “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book shortly after this. The author was therefore greatly inspired to carry on with the series. And soon after, Kinney created the entire series of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” novels, which contained books that were just as entertaining and fascinating as the first.
In the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book series, the American author has had 14 novels published as of this writing. As a result of the popularity of his books, Kinney started creating internet games for kids. He developed the kid-friendly website known as “Poptropica,” where the characters from “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” and other events are included in the Poptropica universe. The American novelist and his wife launched An Unlikely Story, a bookstore and cafe, in May 2015.
Individual Life of Jeff Kinney
In Fort Washington, Maryland, the United States, on February 19, 1971, Jeffrey Patrick Kinney was given the name Jeff Kinney. Along with an elder sister and brother, he also has a younger brother. He completed his high school education at Bishop McNamara and afterward enrolled at the University of Maryland, College Park.
In terms of his romantic relationships, the author has been wed to Julie since December 14, 2003. The couple currently has two sons, Will and Grant.
Jeff Kinney’s Net Worth
With a net worth of $70 million, Jeff Kinney is an American game designer, cartoonist, producer, actor, and children’s book author. Jeff Kinney was born on February 19, 1971, in Fort Washington, Maryland, in the United States. He spent the majority of his life there before relocating to New England in 1995. He developed a well-known comic strip called “lgdoof” for the student newspaper at the University of Maryland, where he also came to the conclusion that he wanted to be a newspaper strip cartoonist.
In the meanwhile, he came up with the concept for the children’s book Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which was published in 2007 and quickly became a New York Times bestseller. The book was made into a movie three years later, starring Zach Gordon as Greg Heffley. He built the kid-friendly website Poptropica, where the Diary of a Wimpy Kid characters and events are portrayed in the two islands of the Poptropica universe while working full-time as a writer and online games designer. Children all throughout the world are familiar with it and frequent it. The author, who cites J.R.R. Tolkien, Beverly Cleary, Piers Anthony, and Judy Blume as influences, was named one of the 20 Artists & Entertainers in the 2009 TIME 100 (the magazine’s ranking of the 100 individuals with the most influence in the world). With his wife and their two sons, Jeff now resides in Plainville, Massachusetts. A total of $21 million was made by Jeff Kinney between June 2016 and June 2017. More than 150 million of his books have been sold globally, and he still sells millions of additional copies each year. In 2010, a movie based on the book was released, and it went on to gross over $75 million in the US alone.