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JOHN
HODGMAN

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The expert with a storyteller’s voice

From invented facts and comic disputes to Coraline’s two fathers.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Books, comedy and a double voice

John Hodgman is an American writer, comedian and actor born on 3 June 1971. He has said he was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and grew up in nearby Brookline.

Before becoming known on television, Hodgman worked in publishing as a literary agent. His book The Areas of My Expertise presented invented facts in the form of an authoritative almanac; an appearance promoting it led to a recurring role on The Daily Show.

His later books include Vacationland and Medallion Status, collections drawing on true stories. In the podcast Judge John Hodgman, he takes on the comic role of a judge hearing everyday disputes.

In Henry Selick’s Coraline (2009), Hodgman voices both Coraline’s father and her Other Father. The paired performances help distinguish a distracted parent from his more welcoming counterpart in the strange parallel house.

The films below are those available on FLM.RED, not a complete filmography.

Selected work

2005

The Areas of My Expertise

Satirical almanac

2009

Coraline

Father / Other Father (voice)

2017

Vacationland

True stories

Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.

Films in FLM.RED

Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.

Sources & image notes

Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.