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David Kamp

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Born: June 17 2022

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David Kamp is an author, journalist, lyricist, and humorist. Among his books are the national bestseller The United States of Arugula , a chronicle of America’s foodways; the critically lauded Sunny Days , a history of the Sesame Street-Mister Rogers era of enlightened children’s television; and, as collaborator, Martin Short’s bestselling memoir, I Must Say , and Ron Howard and Clint Howard’s joint memoir, The Boys . A longtime contributor to Vanity Fair, he has profiled such figures as Johnny Cash, Sly Stone, Lucian Freud, Kerry Washington, Bruce Springsteen, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and the Brill Building songwriters. His first outing as a lyricist for the stage, for the John Leguizamo musical comedy Kiss My Aztec!, had its world premiere at Berkeley Rep in the spring of 2019; the show is now New York-bound. David was born and raised in New Jersey. He began his career at Spy, the legendary satirical monthly. He lives in New York City and rural Connecticut with his family.