Lemony Snicket

Daniel Handler is an American author, screenwriter, musician, and television producer. He is best known for his book series, A Series of Unfortunate Events, which he wrote under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket. Handler was born in San Francisco, California to a former college dean and account. He attended Wesleyan University where he studied English, later pursuing a degree in Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Columbia University. He published The Bad Beginning in 1999, the first book in a 13-book series called A Series of Unfortunate Events. Following the lives of the three Baudelaire orphans and their misadventures as they flee from the clutches of evil Count Olaf, the series become massively popular for its dark humor and gothic themes. The last installment in the series, The End, was published in 2006. Since its conclusion, the series has been adapted multiple times to both film and television, often with Handler assisting as producer and screenwriter. Under the same pseudonym, Handler also published All The Wrong Questions, a four-part prequel to A Series of Unfortunate Events which explores the backstory of Lemony Snicket. Handler has also published a number of works under his own name, including the novels The Basic Eight, Watch Your Mouth, and Adverbs, as well as several plays. Outside of writing, Handler plays accordion for the band The Magnetic Fields. He lives with his wife, illustrator Lisa Brown, in San Francisco. Together, they have one child, born in 2003, and are known for their philanthropic contributions to charitable causes.