Neil Gaiman Biography

Neil Gaiman is best known as Novelist, graphic novelist and screenwriter who has an estimated Net Worth of $18 Million. English author whose popular works include The Sandman, The Graveyard Book, and Coraline. His numerous literary honors include the Bram Stoker, Nebula, Hugo, and British National Book awards. In 2017, his novel American Gods was developed into a critically acclaimed series on Starz. He was born on November 10,1960, Portchester, England. He is close friends with singer/songwriter Tori Amos, who is also a fan of his work. He began reading when he was just four years old and fell in love with such children's classics as The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings, and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. He did not attend college, but he secured work as a journalist and book reviewer. He co-wrote the screenplay for the film Beowulf, which was directed by Robert Zemeckis. He and his two sisters were born to David Bernard Gaiman and Sheila Gaiman and were raised as both Jews and Scientologists. He had three children with his first wife Mary McGrath before marrying singer Amanda Palmer in 2011. He and Palmer have a son, Anthony.  His zodiac sign is Scorpio.

Neil Gaiman Bio, Wiki

First NameNeil
Middle NameRichard
Last NameGaiman
Full Name at BirthNeil Richard Gaiman
Alternative NameNeil Gaiman, Nails Ghoulman, Gerry Musgrave (pseudonym), Richard Grey (pseudonym), Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman, Neil R. Gaiman
Age59 years
Birthday10th November, 1960
BirthplacePortchester, Hampshire, England, UK
Height5' 10″ (178 cm)
Weight158lbs (72 kg)
BuildSlim
Eye ColorHazel
Hair ColorBlack
Distinctive FeatureMessy hair, Always dressed in black clothes, Curved lips
Zodiac SignScorpio
SexualityStraight
ReligionAgnostic
EthnicityWhite
NationalityBritish
High SchoolFonthill School, East Grinstead, Ardingly College (1970-74), Whitgift School, Croydon (1974-77)
Occupation TextNovelist, graphic novelist and screenwriter
OccupationWriter
Claim to FameCoraline, Stardust
Music Genre (Text)Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Dark Fantasy, Comedy
Year(s) Active1984–present
Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling)Casarotto Ramsay & Associates in London
Brand EndorsementHis voice was used for Apple’s ‘Test the Impossible’ commercial, UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) (2016), PETA
Official Websitesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gaiman, www.neilgaiman.com/
FatherDavid Bernard Gaiman
MotherSheila Gaiman
FriendTori Amos, Terry Gilliam, Terry Pratchett
Favorite PeopleR. A. Lafferty
Favorite MoviesIf…. (1968), All That Jazz (1979), Drowning by Numbers (1988), His Girl Friday (1940), Beauty and the Beast (1946)
Favorite BooksShadow & Claw by Gene Wolfe, Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees, Archer’s Goon by Diana Wynne Jones, London Labour and the London Poor by Henry Mayhew, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke, Horns by Joe Hill, Alec by Eddie Campbell, Bleak House by Charles Dickens, Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny, The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

Neil Gaiman Dating, Wife, Girlfriends and Relationships

Neil Gaiman is currently single.

  • Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman were married for 9 years. They dated for 7 months after getting together in Jun 2009. After a 10 months engagement they married on 10th Nov 2010. 9 years later they separated in May 2020.
  • Mary McGrath and Neil Gaiman were married for 23 years. They dated for 2 years after getting together in 1983 and married in 1985. 23 years later they divorced in 2008.

Neil Gaiman Children

NameGenderBornAgeOther Parent
MadeleineFemaleMary McGrath
MichaelMale198337 years oldMary McGrath
HollyFemale26th June, 198535 years oldMary McGrath
AnthonyMale16th September, 20155 years oldAmanda Palmer

Neil Gaiman Filmography

FilmYearCharacterType
The Sandman2020NarratorTV Show
Good Omens2019Sleeping Movie Theater PatronTV Show
The Grave of St. Oran2019Narrator (voice)Short Film
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories2016Voice on the RadioTV Show
Lucifer2015GodTV Show
The Making of a Superhero Musical2015Melvin MorelShort Film
Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie2013Albert the Manservant (voice)Movie
The Big Bang Theory2007Neil GaimanTV Show
The Guild2007Neil GaimanTV Show
Archangel Thunderbird1998Baal (voice)TV Movie
Arthur1996Neil GaimanTV Show
Nightbreed1990Extra in club scene (Director's Cut) (uncredited)Movie
The Simpsons1989Neil Gaiman, Snowball VTV Show
Blood KissJulian CrossMovie

Neil Gaiman Net Worth

Estimated Net Worth 2020$18 Million
Income SourcePrimary Income source Novelist (profession).

Neil Gaiman Images and Gallery

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