John Irving

John Irving

Writing

Birthday

1942/03/02 (82 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Exeter, New Hampshire, USA

Also know as

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Biography

John Winslow Irving (born John Wallace Blunt Jr.; March 2, 1942) is an American-Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978. Many of Irving's novels, including The Hotel New Hampshire (1981), The Cider House Rules (1985), A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989), and A Widow for One Year (1998), have been bestsellers. He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in the ...Read more

Acting
The World According to Garp
6.7

(1982) The World According to Garp

as Referee

John Irving und wie er die Welt sieht
6.7

(2012) The World According to Irving

as Himself

The Cider House Rules
7.1

(1999) The Cider House Rules

as Stationmaster

Le cri du rhinocéros
5.0

(2018) Le cri du rhinocéros

as Self

The Daily Show
6.4

(1996) The Daily Show

as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
6.8

(2005) The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Apostrophes
8.5

(1975) Apostrophes

as Self