| Celebrated Name: | Neil Gaiman |
|---|---|
| Real Name/Full Name: | Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 61 years old |
| Birth Date: | 10 November 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Portchester, United Kingdom |
| Nationality: | British, English |
| Height: | 1.8 m |
| Weight: | 65 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Amanda Palmer (m. 2011), Mary McGrath (m. 1985–2007) |
| Children: | Yes (Holly Gaiman, Madeleine Gaiman, Michael Gaiman, Anthony Gaiman) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): |
N/A |
| Profession: | English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, nonfiction, audio theatre, and films |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $20 million |
| Last Updated: | December 2024 |
Neil Gaiman is a famous English author who is best known as Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman. He has a strong impact on English fiction, novels, short fiction, comic books, audio theatre, graphic novels, and films. Some of his famous works are including The Sandman, the comic book series and American Gods, The Graveyard Book, Coraline, Stardust, and so on, which are placed in the category of novels.
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Early Life
Neil Gaiman was born on 10th November as Neil Richard Gaiman in Port Chester, Hampshire, England, to David Bernard Gaiman Sheila Gaiman. He belongs to Jewish origins. His family is from Antwerp, Belgium. Neil’s great-grandparents moved to the UK in 1914. They ran a chain of grocery stores in Hampshire. His father worked in his family stores, and his mother was a pharmacist.
Neil lived with his parents, along with his sisters Lizzy and Claire. At the age of 5, he moved along with his family to West Sussex, East Grinstead. He considered himself as a reader first. Reading is his passion. Reading something gives him the ultimate pleasure. He was a good student in the academic sessions.
In his 7th birthday, he has got C. S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia series as a precious gift. Gaiman attended Fonthill School in East Grinstead. After that, he joined Ardingly College in Ardingly, West Sussex, from 1970 to 1974. In the same year, he enrolled in the Whitgift School in Croydon and continued his study till 1977. In his childhood, he was fond of Batman comics.
Neil married Mary McGrath in 1985. This couple has three children named Michael, Madeleine, and Holly. They got separation in 2007. He has tied his knot with Amanda Palmer, a performer and songwriter in 2011. This couple blessed with a son Anthony in 2015.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 10 November 1960, Neil Gaiman is 61 years old as of today’s date 13th December 2024. His height is 1.8 m tall, and his weight is 65 kg.
Career
Neil Gaiman belongs to Fantasy, horror, science fiction, dark fantasy, comedy genre. Primarily he pursued journalism as his profession. Then he conducted several interviews and wrote some book reviews as well. Duran Duran was his first book, which has been published in 1984. Neil wrote some articles, blogs, and interviews on British magazines. In 1990 he presented The Books of Magic, an English comic book. He also wrote a semi-autobiography in the same time phase. His other notable works are Marvel 1602 and The Eternals.
His 1st novel is Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, written in 1990. Neverwhere is another notable work of Gaiman. This work was published in 1996. In 2010 Neil performed as a voice actor in Arthur and 2011 in The Simpsons. He has written for different television shows, including Doctor Who.
Awards & Achievement
Neil Gaiman has achieved so many awards in his professional career. He has received numerous awards like Bram Stoker awards, Hugo Awards, Nebula Awards. He is the owner of Carnegie and Newbery medals for his famous work, The Graveyard Book, as well in 2008. Neil is the first man who has his own two medals for a book. In the British National Book Awards, he got the nomination for his book titled The Ocean at the End of the Lane as the Book of the Year 2013.
Net Worth & Salary of Neil Gaiman in 2024
Neil Gaiman is a famous English author who has an estimated net worth of $20 million as of October December 2024. Estimation of his net worth comes from his writing career. His works helped him to raise his earnings day by day. He has his website, as well.
Since 1992 Neil Gaiman lives in Wisconsin, near Menomonie, United States. Other than this, he lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as well. In 2014 Neil signed a project for the post of a professor of arts at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA. He has been associated with Tori Amos, Terry Gilliam, and Terry Pratchett.