Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers

Writing Mar 12, 1970 (56 years old) Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He wrote the 2000 best-selling memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Eggers is also the founder of Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, a literary journal; a co-founder of the literacy project 826 Valencia and the human rights nonprofit Voice of Witness; and the founder of ScholarMatch, a program that matches donors with students needing funds for college tuition. His writing has appeared in several magazines.

4 Acting Credits
15 Crew Credits

Acting

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Movie

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

as Self

2003
As Smart As They Are: The Author Project Movie

As Smart As They Are: The Author Project

as Himself

2005
To Be Destroyed Movie

To Be Destroyed

as Self

2024
Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers Movie

Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers

as Self

2016

Crew

The Circle Movie

The Circle

Novel

2017
Where the Wild Things Are Movie

Where the Wild Things Are

Screenplay

2009
A Hologram for the King Movie

A Hologram for the King

Novel

2016
Promised Land Movie

Promised Land

Story

2012
Away We Go Movie

Away We Go

Writer

2009
Extrapolations TV

Extrapolations

Story

2023
American Teacher Movie

American Teacher

Producer

2011
Your Mother and I Movie

Your Mother and I

Original Story

2016
Francis Movie

Francis

Writer

2013
The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco Movie

The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco

Director

2009
The Room Before and After - Part 2: Creed Bratton Movie

The Room Before and After - Part 2: Creed Bratton

Director

2009
The Room Before and After - Part 3: Maria Bamford Movie

The Room Before and After - Part 3: Maria Bamford

Director

2009