![]() When she was nine, Moran enrolled in acting classes and started performing in local plays. “We were definitely a big animal household when I was growing up,” said Moran. Every time she stumbled upon a wounded or orphaned creature, she’d carefully pick it up and carry her new patient home to her mother. Moran not only grew up on an animal-free diet, but she also spent much of her childhood caring for animals, especially injured birds and stray dogs. She grew up with her mother, Victoria Moran, a vegan activist who has authored several books about ethics, animal issues, health and spirituality. Soon, she hopes to pull off an even more unlikely trick: opening the first center in New York City to rehabilitate injured squirrels, rabbits and other small mammals.īefore she came to New York City, Moran lived in Kansas City, Missouri. Leaping from rooftops, being set on fire, falling down stairs, catapulting through the air, and pretend-fighting on camera is all in a day’s work for Moran. As a stunt double, she performs outrageous physical maneuvers that most people would never even dare to attempt. To pay the bills, Moran relies on her acting career. While caring for baby squirrels and other furry critters may very well be the cutest job description ever, wildlife rehabilitation work rarely comes with a paycheck. Although readers mostly assumed that certain aspects of his work was embellished for comedic effect, the ensuing controversy caused Sedaris to add a disclaimer at the beginning of When You Are Engulfed in Flames, in which he referred to the stories as "realish." 2013 proved to be a banner year for Sedaris, with his seventh book of essay, Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls reaching the top spot of the New York Times Bestseller List, as well as the release of the first film adaptation of one of his work-related short stories, "C.O.G.," starring Jonathan Groff and Denis O'Hare.When she’s not force-feeding stubborn, squirmy squirrels or bathing orphaned baby opossums in her cozy Bronx apartment, Adair Moran can be found dangling from ceilings or jumping from rooftops dressed like a young Bruce Wayne (a.k.a. Although his personal stories were assumed to be largely autobiographical, The New Republic questioned the factual accuracy of Sedaris's body of work in 2007. The 2000s saw Sedaris publish two more essay collections, 2004's Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim and 2008's When You Are Engulfed in Flames, as well as a book of wryly humorous short stories, 2010's Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk. It was also during this period that Sedaris began writing plays with his sister Amy, who was famous in her own right as one of the stars of Comedy Central's darkly surreal "Strangers with Candy" (1999-2000). Sedaris wrote tirelessly throughout the remainder of the decade, with his essays appearing in Esquire and The New Yorker, while his subsequent books, Naked, Holidays on Ice and Me Talk Pretty One Day, all became instant New York Times bestsellers. The unexpected success of the "SantaLand Diaries" broadcast earned Sedaris a two-book deal, the first of which, Barrel Fever, received rave reviews upon its release in 1994. ![]() ![]() The singular event that would change his career, however, came in 1992, when he read a comical piece about his time spent working as a Christmas elf at Macy's in New York City on NPR's "Morning Edition." The essay, entitled "SantaLand Diaries," received an overwhelmingly positive response from listeners, thus catapulting Sedaris to overnight-celebrity status. Glass was impressed by Sedaris's ability to draw humor out of the mundane, and put him on his weekly radio program, "The Wild Room." Audiences immediately fell in love with Sedaris's hilarious personal tales, and were particularly enamored by the turtle-like Southern drawl he still maintained from his days growing up in North Carolina. ![]() Then in the early '90s, Sedaris was discovered by radio host Ira Glass while reading entries from his diary at an open mic night in Chicago. He graduated in 1987, and embarked on a series of odd jobs, while never really staying put at one for longer than a few months. After learning of his homosexuality, Sedaris's father kicked him out of the house when he was in his early 20s, an event that Sedaris chronicles rather seriously in his 2004 essay "Hejira." After brief stints at Western Carolina University and Kent State University in Ohio, Sedaris moved to Chicago in 1983 to attend art school. Growing up knowing that he was different, Sedaris struggled to tell his parents that he was gay. Born in New York State and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, David Sedaris had a somewhat difficult upbringing. ![]()
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