Biography

Louis Sachar was born on March 20, 1954 in East Meadow, New York, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Holes (2003), Sideways Stories from Wayside School and Holes. He has been married to Carla Jean Askew since May 26, 1985. They have one child.

After college he worked at a sweater warehouse in Connecticut

Although Louis graduated and passed the bar exam, he opted to be a full-time writer for children rather than a lawyer.

Lived in San Francisco, California in the 1980s, where his daughter Sherre Madelyn Sachar was born on 19 January 1987. He and his family now reside in Texas.

Received his B.A. degree in economics from the University of California in 1976