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James Patterson
Newburgh, New York, USA
James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Wi…
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James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private and Middle School series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. Patterson's books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell one million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped Forbes's list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million. His total income over a decade is estimated at $700 million. In November 2015, Patterson received the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation. He has donated millions of dollars in grants and scholarships to various universities, teachers' colleges, independent bookstores, school libraries, and college students to promote literacy. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Patterson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2025
One Night in Idaho: The College Murders
TV show Executive Producer
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2024
Cross
TV show Executive Producer
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2022
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
TV show Self
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2021
Chasing Ghislaine
TV show Creator
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2020
Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
TV show Himself
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2020
The Postcard Killings
Movie Novel
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2019
BookTube
TV show Self
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2018
The Great American Read
TV show Self
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2018
Instinct
TV show Executive Producer
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2016
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Movie Executive Producer
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2016
Maximum Ride
Movie Novel
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2016
James Patterson's Murder of a Small Town
Movie Himself
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2015
Zoo
TV show Executive Producer
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2015
MasterClass
TV show
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2012
Alex Cross
Movie Novel
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2011
Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird
Movie Self
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2010
Sundays at Tiffany's
Movie Novel
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2009
Castle
TV show James Patterson
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2007
Women's Murder Club
TV show Producer
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2005
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
Movie Novel
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2003
First to Die
Movie Novel
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2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV show Self - Guest
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2001
Along Came a Spider
Movie Novel
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1999
Miracle on the 17th Green
Movie Novel
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1997
Kiss the Girls
Movie Novel
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1997
The View
TV show Self
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1996
The Daily Show
TV show Self
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1991
Child of Darkness, Child of Light
Movie Novel
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1989
The Simpsons
TV show James Patterson (voice)
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1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV show Self - Guest
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Eruption
Movie Novel
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The President Is Missing
Movie Novel
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Run, Rose, Run
Movie Producer
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The 12 Days of Christmas
Movie Novel
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Billion-Dollar Ransom
Movie Novel
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The Postcard Killer
Movie Novel
