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American Writers

103 American writers with biographies, photos and facts

Updated on October 14, 2026

At Fametown, we have 103 American writers with their own celebrity profiles: biography, filmography, height, zodiac sign and photo gallery. The most popular right now are Tyrese Gibson, Patton Oswalt and Lou Diamond Phillips. Their average height is 1.82 m. The youngest member of the list is Pete Davidson, at 32 years old.

103on the list
2.01 mthe tallestBrian Posehn
60 yearsaverage age
Virgomost common sign13 people

Most Popular

#1Tyrese Gibson, American actorTyrese Gibson47 years old · 1.81 mFast & Furious (series)#2Patton Oswalt, American actorPatton Oswalt57 years old · 1.61 mRemy#3Lou Diamond Phillips, American actorLou Diamond Phillips64 years old · 1.80 mLa Bamba#4Will Ferrell, American actorWill Ferrell59 years old · 1.91 m#5Dave Chappelle, American actorDave Chappelle53 years old · 1.80 mChappelle's Show#6Henry Winkler, American actorHenry Winkler80 years old · 1.65 mArthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli#7Bill Hader, American actorBill Hader48 years old · 1.85 mBarry#8Tyler Perry, American actorTyler Perry57 years old · 1.96 mMadea#9Peter Coyote, American actorPeter Coyote85 years old · 1.91 mE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial#10David Cross, American actorDavid Cross62 years old · 1.76 mTobias Fünke#11Jesse Eisenberg, American actorJesse Eisenberg43 years old · 1.70 mThe Social Network#12Breckin Meyer, American actorBreckin Meyer52 years old · 1.65 mRobot Chicken#13Chris Elliott, American actorChris Elliott66 years old · 1.83 mSchitt's Creek#14Tim Burton, American directorTim Burton68 years old · 1.83 mEdward Scissorhands#15Rob Corddry, American actorRob Corddry55 years old · 1.80 mThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart#16Brian Huskey, American actorBrian Huskey58 years old · 1.80 mRegular Sized Rudy#17Matthew Gray Gubler, American actorMatthew Gray Gubler46 years old · 1.85 mCriminal Minds#18David Dastmalchian, American actorDavid Dastmalchian49 years old · 1.85 mLate Night with the Devil#19Ossie Davis, American actorOssie Davis† 87 years old · 1.89 mPurlie Victorious#20Michael Imperioli, American actorMichael Imperioli60 years old · 1.72 mChristopher Moltisanti#21Rob Zombie, American directorRob Zombie61 years old · 1.78 mWhite Zombie#22Stephen King, American writerStephen King79 years old · 1.93 mIt#23Neil Patrick Harris, American actorNeil Patrick Harris53 years old · 1.83 mBarney Stinson#24Jerry Seinfeld, American actorJerry Seinfeld72 years old · 1.80 mSeinfeld#25Steve Martin, American actorSteve Martin81 years old · 1.83 mOnly Murders in the Building#26Ethan Hawke, American actorEthan Hawke55 years old · 1.79 mDead Poets Society#27John Waters, American actorJohn Waters80 years old · 1.88 mPink Flamingos#28Crispin Glover, American actorCrispin Glover62 years old · 1.78 mGeorge McFly#29Nick Kroll, American actorNick Kroll48 years old · 1.75 mBig Mouth#30Groucho Marx, American actorGroucho Marx† 86 years old · 1.71 mLos Hermanos Marx#31Jorma Taccone, American actorJorma Taccone49 years old · 1.73 mSNL Digital Shorts#32Paul Reiser, American actorPaul Reiser69 years old · 1.78 mMad About You#33Nick Sandow, American actorNick Sandow60 years old · 1.83 mOrange Is the New Black#34Todd Stashwick, American actorTodd Stashwick57 years old · 1.88 mStar Trek: Picard#35Brian Posehn, American actorBrian Posehn60 years old · 2.01 mThe Big Bang Theory#36Chazz Palminteri, American actorChazz Palminteri74 years old · 1.89 mA Bronx Tale#37Scott Adsit, American actorScott Adsit60 years old · 1.88 mBaymax#38Eric André, American actorEric André43 years old · 1.83 mThe Eric Andre Show#39Shaun Cassidy, American actorShaun Cassidy68 years old · 1.80 mThe Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries#40Harvey Fierstein, American actorHarvey Fierstein72 years old · 1.85 mTorch Song Trilogy#41Pete Davidson, American actorPete Davidson32 years old · 1.90 mSaturday Night Live#42Dan Fogler, American actorDan Fogler49 years old · 1.65 mThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee#43Jay Leno, American writerJay Leno76 years old · 1.80 mThe Tonight Show con Jay Leno#44Conan O'Brien, American writerConan O'Brien63 years old · 1.93 mLate Night with Conan O'Brien#45Sean Whalen, American actorSean Whalen62 years old · 1.73 m"Got Milk?" Ad#46Michael Ian Black, American actorMichael Ian Black55 years old · 1.78 mThe State#47Andrew Rannells, American actorAndrew Rannells48 years old · 1.88 mThe Book of Mormon#48Will Forte, American actorWill Forte56 years old · 1.75 mSaturday Night Live#49John Mulaney, American actorJohn Mulaney44 years old · 1.83 mJohn Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City#50Jackie Gleason, American actorJackie Gleason† 71 years old · 1.83 mThe Honeymooners#51Richard Lewis, American actorRichard Lewis79 years old · 1.75 mCurb Your Enthusiasm#52Hill Harper, American actorHill Harper60 years old · 1.70 mCSI: NY#53Steve Harvey, American actorSteve Harvey69 years old · 1.88 mFamily Feud#54Lewis Black, American actorLewis Black78 years old · 1.75 mBack in Black#55Cheech Marin, American actorCheech Marin80 years old · 1.68 mCheech & Chong#56Seth Meyers, American actorSeth Meyers52 years old · 1.80 mLate Night with Seth Meyers#57Alex Brightman, American actorAlex Brightman39 years old · 1.74 mBeetlejuice#58Eric Bogosian, American actorEric Bogosian73 years oldTalk Radio#59Anders Holm, American actorAnders Holm45 years old · 1.89 mWorkaholics#60Shawn Wayans, American actorShawn Wayans55 years old · 1.85 mScary Movie#61Sid Caesar, American actorSid Caesar† 91 years old · 1.83 mYour Show of Shows#62Clarke Peters, American actorClarke Peters74 years old · 1.76 mLester Freamon#63Bruce Boxleitner, American actorBruce Boxleitner76 years old · 1.88 mTRON#64Malcolm-Jamal Warner, American actorMalcolm-Jamal Warner56 years old · 1.80 mThe Cosby Show#65Justin Berfield, American actorJustin Berfield40 years old · 1.73 mMalcolm in the Middle#66Douglas Kennedy, American writerDouglas Kennedy† 57 years old · 1.93 mThe Big Picture#67George Takei, American actorGeorge Takei89 years old · 1.65 mHikaru Sulu#68Edward Bunker, American actorEdward Bunker† 71 years old · 1.87 mNo hay bestia tan feroz#69Russell Means, American actorRussell Means† 72 years oldAmerican Indian Movement (AIM)#70Steve Agee, American actorSteve Agee57 years old · 1.99 mPeacemaker#71Aaron Sorkin, American directorAaron Sorkin65 years old · 1.87 mThe West Wing#72Alec Mapa, American actorAlec Mapa61 years oldUgly Betty#73Rich Fulcher, American actorRich Fulcher57 years oldThe Mighty Boosh#74John Logan, American writerJohn Logan65 years old · 1.88 mGladiator#75Eugene Cordero, American actorEugene Cordero1.71 mLoki#76Ian Roberts, American actorIan Roberts61 years old · 1.96 mFirst rugby league player to come out as gay#77Lil Rel Howery, American actorLil Rel Howery46 years old · 1.68 mGet Out#78Bradford Tatum, American actorBradford Tatum61 years oldThe Stoned Age#79Tracy Letts, American actorTracy Letts61 years old · 1.91 mAugust: Osage County#80Ernie Kovacs, American actorErnie Kovacs† 42 years old · 1.88 mThe Ernie Kovacs Show#81Scott Thomas, American actorScott Thomas50 years old · 1.91 mI Know This Much Is True#82Charles Grodin, American actorCharles Grodin† 86 years old · 1.84 mThe Heartbreak Kid#83Scott Michael Campbell, American actorScott Michael Campbell55 years oldBrokeback Mountain#84Tim Conway, American actorTim Conway† 85 years old · 1.68 mThe Carol Burnett Show#85Sterling Hayden, American actorSterling Hayden† 70 years old · 1.96 mDr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb#86Robert Townsend, American actorRobert Townsend69 years old · 1.80 mHollywood Shuffle#87Richard Cabral, American actorRichard Cabral42 years old · 1.75 mAmerican Crime#88Jake Johnson, American actorJake Johnson48 years old · 1.78 mNew Girl#89Scott Frank, American directorScott Frank66 years oldThe Queen's Gambit#90Ron White, American actorRon White69 years old · 1.88 m#91Ricky Jay, American actorRicky Jay† 72 years oldRicky Jay and His Fifty-Two Assistants#92Eric Wareheim, American actorEric Wareheim50 years old · 1.98 mTim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!#93Mario Batali, American writerMario Batali66 years old · 1.80 mMolto Mario#94Rob Benedict, American actorRob Benedict56 years old · 1.72 mSupernatural#95Truman Capote, American writerTruman Capote† 59 years oldCold Blood#96Penn Jillette, American actorPenn Jillette71 years old · 1.98 mPenn & Teller

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Veteran American writers

Age 60 and older, ranked by popularity.

#1Lou Diamond Phillips, American actorLou Diamond Phillips64 years old · 1.80 mLa Bamba#2Henry Winkler, American actorHenry Winkler80 years old · 1.65 mArthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli#3Peter Coyote, American actorPeter Coyote85 years old · 1.91 mE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial#4David Cross, American actorDavid Cross62 years old · 1.76 mTobias Fünke#5Chris Elliott, American actorChris Elliott66 years old · 1.83 mSchitt's Creek#6Tim Burton, American directorTim Burton68 years old · 1.83 mEdward Scissorhands#7Michael Imperioli, American actorMichael Imperioli60 years old · 1.72 mChristopher Moltisanti#8Rob Zombie, American directorRob Zombie61 years old · 1.78 mWhite Zombie

Tallest American writers

Ranked by height.

#1Brian Posehn, American actorBrian Posehn60 years old · 2.01 mThe Big Bang Theory#2Steve Agee, American actorSteve Agee57 years old · 1.99 mPeacemaker#3Eric Wareheim, American actorEric Wareheim50 years old · 1.98 mTim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!#4Penn Jillette, American actorPenn Jillette71 years old · 1.98 mPenn & Teller#5Tyler Perry, American actorTyler Perry57 years old · 1.96 mMadea#6Ian Roberts, American actorIan Roberts61 years old · 1.96 mFirst rugby league player to come out as gay#7Sterling Hayden, American actorSterling Hayden† 70 years old · 1.96 mDr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb#8Stephen King, American writerStephen King79 years old · 1.93 mIt

Fun Facts

Tallest and shortest: Brian Posehn (2.01 m) and Patton Oswalt (1.61 m).
Youngest and oldest: Pete Davidson (32 years old) and George Takei (89 years old).
Next birthday: Todd Stashwick, on October 16 (turns 58).
Decade with the most births: the 60 (1960), with 28 people.
In memoriam: 15 of 103 have already passed away; their card shows the age they were (†).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many American writers are there on Fametown?

We currently have 103 American writers with profiles on Fametown, and the list grows every week.

Who is the most famous on the list?

Tyrese Gibson is the most popular right now, based on searches and visits to their profile.

Who is the tallest?

Brian Posehn, who stands 2.01 m tall. At the other end is Patton Oswalt, at 1.61 m.

Who is the youngest?

Pete Davidson, born November 16, 1993.

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