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[[File:JeffBadge.gif|thumb|Jeff in the book]][[File:Jeff_Kinney.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Jeff Kinney]]'''[[File:18094.jpg|thumb|Jeff]]Jeffrey Patrick "Jeff" Kinney''' (born February 19, 1971) is an American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_designer game designer] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Author author] of children's books including the [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]] book series. He is also attributed to be the creator of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poptropica Poptropica]. A cartoonist and a game designer from a middle-class background, Kinney is hailed as one of the world's greatest author of children's books.
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==Career==
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Kinney works full-time as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_developer developer] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_designer designer] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_game online games].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Kinney_(writer)#cite_note-0 [1]]</sup> According to his website, he also created the kid-friendly website [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poptropica Poptropica]. Kinney grew up in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Washington,_Maryland Fort Washington, Maryland], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States] and attended the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maryland_at_College_Park University of Maryland at College Park] in the early 1990s. Throughout his whole life, he wanted to be a cartoonist. It was in college that Kinney created the popular comic strip ''Igdoof'' that ran in the campus newspaper, ''The Diamondback''. While there, he knew that he wanted to be a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoonist cartoonist]. However, Kinney was not successful in getting his comic strip [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Print_syndication syndicated] after college, and in 1998, he started writing his ideas which would eventually become ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid Diary of a Wimpy Kid]''. Loosely based on his childhood, the series sold close to 16 million copies world wide as of 2009 and was developed into a feature film, which Kinney also served as an executive producer for.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Kinney_(writer)#cite_note-1 [2]]</sup>
February 19, 1971, Fort Washington, Maryland, United States 
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To date, four Wimpy Kid books have been released, plus a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activity_book do-it-yourself book]. At least one additional book is planned to be released.
| Author, Game Designer, Artist, Cartoonist
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| [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series)]] and [[Poptropica (game)]]
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|Julia "Julie" Kinney
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|Will and Grant Kinney
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'''Jeffrey Patrick "Jeff" Kinney '''(born 19 February 1971) is an American game designer and cartoonist. He is the author of the [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series)]]. He also made the child-oriented online role-playing game [[Poptropica]].
==Early life==
Kinney was born and grew up in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Washington,_Maryland Fort Washington, Maryland], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States]. He had two brothers and a sister. He attended the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maryland_at_College_Park University of Maryland at College Park] in the early 1990s. It was in college that Kinney created the popular comic strip, ''[[Igdoof]]'' that ran in the campus newspaper, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diamondback The Diamondback] which later became ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]].
 
==''Diary of a Wimpy Kid''==
In 2004, Funbrain and Kinney released a web-book called Diary of a Wimpy Kid and the website made daily entries until June 2005. The web-book was a instant hit, reaching 20 million views by 2007, causing many readers to request a published version of the web-book. Kinney agreed and released [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]] in 2007, but the book version was quite different. The most notable difference was that the drawings were edited using programs, the plot was slightly changed, and the book was also a little shortened. To date, thirteen Wimpy Kid books have been released, including two Do-It-Yourself books and three Movie diaries.
==Professional Work==
Kinney works as a writer and designer of online games. He also created the child-friendly website, [[Poptropica]], which is played by many kids around the world. Poptropica has two Wimpy Kid based islands called [[Wimpy Wonderland]] and [[Wimpy Boardwalk]] where many characters and places from Wimpy Kid are present. The ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series has 58 million copies in print worldwide in softcover and in hardcover. In 2010 Wimpy kid was developed into a film and Kinney served as the executive producer. In the Rodrick Rules movie, he played as the character [[Mr. Hills]] and returned in the Dog Days movie to reprise the character.


In 2009, Kinney was named one of ''Time'' magazine's 100 "Most Influential People" in the world.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Kinney_(writer)#cite_note-2 [3]]</sup>
==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Kinney currently lives in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainville,_Massachusetts Plainville, Massachusetts]<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Kinney_(writer)#cite_note-3 [4]]</sup> with his two sons and his wife.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Kinney_(writer)#cite_note-4 [5]]</sup> Kinney attended [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_McNamara_High_School Bishop McNamara High School] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forestville,_Maryland Forestville, Maryland]. He was born to a family of four, consisting of two brothers and one sister. His brother Scott, is also known to be a rather famous musician.
Kinney attended Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland and lives in Plainville, Massachusetts with his wife, Julie, and two sons, Will and Grant. Jeff has a small house next to his home, where he writes and does karaoke. The character of Rodrick is believed to be based on his elder brother, [[Scott Kinney]] (musician) and Manny is believed to based on his younger brother, Pat. His great-grandmother was Polish.
 
==Books==
*<span style="line-height:19.1875px;">2007: [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]</span>
*<span style="line-height:19.1875px;">2008: [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules]]</span>
*<span style="line-height:19.1875px;">2008: [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It Yourself Book|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It Yourself Book]] </span>
*<span style="line-height:19.1875px;">2009: [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw]]</span>
*<span style="line-height:19.1875px;">2009: [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days]]</span>
*<span style="line-height:19.1875px;">2010:[[The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary]]</span>
*<span style="line-height:19.1875px;">2010:[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth]]</span>
*<span style="line-height:19.1875px;">2011:[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever]]</span>
*2011: <span style="line-height:19.1875px;">[[The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book]]</span>
*2011:<span style="line-height:19.1875px;">[[The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary]] (Rodrick Rules Edition)</span>
*<span style="line-height:19.1875px;">2012: [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel]]</span>
*<span style="line-height:19.1875px;">2012: [[The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary]] (Dog Days Edition)</span>
*<span style="line-height:19.1875px;">2013: [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck]]</span>
*<span style="line-height:19.1875px;">2013: [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid Writer's Notebook]]</span>
*<span style="line-height:19.1875px;">2013: Comics Notebook</span>
*<span style="line-height:19.1875px;">2013: Your Best Ideas</span>
*<span style="line-height:19.1875px;">2013: Sketch Paper</span>
*<span style="line-height:19.1875px;">2014: [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul]]</span>
*<span style="line-height:19.1875px;">2015: [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School]]</span>
*2016:[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down]]
*2017: [[The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary]] (The Long Haul Edition)
*2017: [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway]]
*2018: [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown]]
*2019: [[Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal]]
*2019: [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball]]
====Other Works====
*2014:The Wimpy Kid School Planner
 
==Films==
A film based on the first book was released on March 19, 2010. It was produed by 20th Century Fox and directed by [[Thor Freudenthal]]. A second film based on the second book was released on March 15, 2011. It was directed by David Bowers. Kinney played a small role in the film. A third film based on Dog Days and The Last Straw was released on 3 August 2012. Kinney once again played a small role of Mr. Hills. In 2013, he announced a fourth film being animated for 2014, but since of December that year, nothing revealed came out. A new film based on the book The Long Haul is most likely going to come out after it was hinted at, at the 3rd annual Virtually Live Event, a casting call for 2 parts was released and some of the characters actors have been revealed.
 
==Links==
[http://www.twitter.com/WimpyKid Jeff Kinney's Official Twitter Account]
 
==Gallery==
 
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Jeff KInney.jpg|Jeff Kinney with Robert Capron and Robert Capron Sr (Robert's father).
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Jeff Kinney Book Signing, November 2011 (1).jpg|Kinney at a book signing event.
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Revision as of 22:09, 29 April 2021

Jeffrey "Jeff" Kinney'
Jeff Kinney.jpg
Born

February 19, 1971, Fort Washington, Maryland, United States 

Occupation Author, Game Designer, Artist, Cartoonist
Notable Works Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series) and Poptropica (game)
Wife Julia "Julie" Kinney
Children Will and Grant Kinney

Jeffrey Patrick "Jeff" Kinney (born 19 February 1971) is an American game designer and cartoonist. He is the author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series). He also made the child-oriented online role-playing game Poptropica.

Early life

Kinney was born and grew up in Fort Washington, MarylandUnited States. He had two brothers and a sister. He attended the University of Maryland at College Park in the early 1990s. It was in college that Kinney created the popular comic strip, Igdoof that ran in the campus newspaper, The Diamondback which later became Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

In 2004, Funbrain and Kinney released a web-book called Diary of a Wimpy Kid and the website made daily entries until June 2005. The web-book was a instant hit, reaching 20 million views by 2007, causing many readers to request a published version of the web-book. Kinney agreed and released Diary of a Wimpy Kid in 2007, but the book version was quite different. The most notable difference was that the drawings were edited using programs, the plot was slightly changed, and the book was also a little shortened. To date, thirteen Wimpy Kid books have been released, including two Do-It-Yourself books and three Movie diaries.

Professional Work

Kinney works as a writer and designer of online games. He also created the child-friendly website, Poptropica, which is played by many kids around the world. Poptropica has two Wimpy Kid based islands called Wimpy Wonderland and Wimpy Boardwalk where many characters and places from Wimpy Kid are present. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series has 58 million copies in print worldwide in softcover and in hardcover. In 2010 Wimpy kid was developed into a film and Kinney served as the executive producer. In the Rodrick Rules movie, he played as the character Mr. Hills and returned in the Dog Days movie to reprise the character.

Personal life

Kinney attended Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland and lives in Plainville, Massachusetts with his wife, Julie, and two sons, Will and Grant. Jeff has a small house next to his home, where he writes and does karaoke. The character of Rodrick is believed to be based on his elder brother, Scott Kinney (musician) and Manny is believed to based on his younger brother, Pat. His great-grandmother was Polish.

Books

Other Works

  • 2014:The Wimpy Kid School Planner

Films

A film based on the first book was released on March 19, 2010. It was produed by 20th Century Fox and directed by Thor Freudenthal. A second film based on the second book was released on March 15, 2011. It was directed by David Bowers. Kinney played a small role in the film. A third film based on Dog Days and The Last Straw was released on 3 August 2012. Kinney once again played a small role of Mr. Hills. In 2013, he announced a fourth film being animated for 2014, but since of December that year, nothing revealed came out. A new film based on the book The Long Haul is most likely going to come out after it was hinted at, at the 3rd annual Virtually Live Event, a casting call for 2 parts was released and some of the characters actors have been revealed.

Links

Jeff Kinney's Official Twitter Account

Gallery