- Born
- Birth nameNeil R. Gaiman
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Neil Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and films. He is best known for the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book.
As a child and a teenager, Gaiman read the works of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Lewis Carroll, Mary Shelley, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allan Poe, and Alan Moore.
Gaiman also wrote episodes of the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, during Matt Smith's as the Doctor.
- IMDb mini biography by: Pedro Borges
- SpousesAmanda Palmer(January 2, 2011 - present) (divorced, 1 child)Mary T. McGrath(1985 - 2007) (divorced, 3 children)
- ParentsDavid Bernard GaimanSheila
- Black T-shirt
- Often titles his stories after song names, particularly ones by Lou Reed, Joy Division, and Broadway standards.
- Messy Black Hair
- Supernatural and Occult Themes
- Dresses only in black clothing
- Some of his work derives from his own nightmares.
- Is a huge fan of the TV series 'Supernatural'.
- His family is Jewish (from Poland and Latvia). His last name is properly pronounced "gay-mun," not "guy-mun," as he says people often mispronounce it. Gaiman explains that it is an Anglicized version. The name was originally spelled "Haiman".
- He sued "Spawn" creator Todd McFarlane for violation of copyright and non-payment of royalties in January, 2002. The case went to court in October 2002, when the seven-person federal jury in Wisconsin took three days to decide in favor of Gaiman, agreeing that McFarlane used Gaiman's created characters without permission or compensation. Gaiman was awarded $45,000 plus court costs.
- Did not attend college or University.
- It's not a bad thing for a writer not to feel at home. Writers - we're much more comfortable at parties standing in the corner watching everybody else having a good time than we are mingling.
- This is a work of fiction. All the characters in it, human and otherwise, are imaginary, excepting only certain of the fairy folk, whom it might be unwise to offend by casting doubt on their existence. Or lack thereof.
- We all not only could know everything. We do. We just tell ourselves we don't to make it all bearable.
- It is a fool's prerogative to utter truths that no one else will speak.
- Firstly, there is no such person as Death. Second, Death's this tall guy with a bone face, like a skeletal monk, with a scythe and an hourglass and a big white horse and a penchant for playing chess with Scandinavians. Third, he doesn't exist either.
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