Jeff Kinney
Jeff Kinney | |
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Kinney in November 2011 | |
| Born | February 19, 1971 Fort Washington, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Education | University of Maryland, College Park (BA) |
| Period | 1998–present |
| Genre | Children's novels, realistic fiction, satire, comedy |
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| Notable works | Diary of a Wimpy Kid Poptropica |
| Spouse |
Julie Kinney (m. 2003) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Website | |
| wimpykid | |
Jeffrey Patrick Kinney (born February 19, 1971) is an American author and illustrator. He is best known for creating, writing and illustrating the children's book series Diary of a Wimpy Kid. He also created the child-oriented website Poptropica.