Neil Gaiman

Biography

Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (/ˈɡeɪmən/; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series The Sandman (1989–1996) and the novels Good Omens (1990), Stardust (1999), American Gods (2001), Coraline (2002), Anansi Boys (2005), The Graveyard Book (2008) and The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013). He co-created the TV adaptations of Good Omens (2019–26) and The Sandman (2022–25).

Gaiman's awards include Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards and Newbery and Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, The Graveyard Book. The Ocean at the End of the Lane was voted Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards, and it was adapted into an acclaimed stage play at the Royal National Theatre in London.

Beginning in 2024, news outlets published sexual assault accusations against Gaiman by numerous women. This affected or halted production on several adaptations of his work. One accuser sued Gaiman and his estranged wife Amanda Palmer for rape and human trafficking. Gaiman has denied these allegations.

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Known For

Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose 2023 ★ 5.5
The Sandman 2022 ★ 7.9
Staged 2020 ★ 7.9
The Grave of St. Oran 2019
Boiled Angels: The Trial of Mike Diana 2018 ★ 7.7
Ghosts Behind the Screen 2017 ★ 7.0
Lucifer 2016 ★ 8.4
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories 2016 ★ 6.2
The Making of a Superhero Musical 2015
Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie 2013 ★ 5.0
Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra 2012
The Big Bang Theory 2007 ★ 7.9
The Guild 2007 ★ 7.1
Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist 2007 ★ 9.0
Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams 2002 ★ 8.0
Archangel Thunderbird 1998 ★ 7.0
The Simpsons 1989 ★ 8.0