Christopher Noxon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Christopher Lane Noxon November 21, 1968 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, journalist |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 (1 deceased) |
| Parent(s) | Nicolas Noxon Mary Straley |
| Relatives | Marti Noxon (sister) Betty Lane (paternal grandmother) |
Christopher Lane Noxon (born November 21, 1968) is an American writer and freelance journalist.[1][2]
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Early life
Noxon was born in Los Angeles, California, to National Geographic documentary filmmaker father, Nicolas Noxon,[3][4] and Mary Straley.[5] His grandmother was painter Betty Lane.
Career
Noxon began his career at the Los Angeles Daily News. His assignments have included the Democratic National Convention for Reuters and a Playboy feature about drug rehab. Noxon has also written for Los Angeles magazine, The Huffington Post and Salon.com.
His first book was Rejuvenile. The book, which grew out of a story he wrote for The New York Times, was reviewed in BusinessWeek,[6] The New York Sun[7] and covered by The Today Show, Good Morning America and NPR.[8] Noxon appeared on Bill Maher's "Fishbowl" and Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report".[9]
Noxon worked as a music consultant on the Showtime series Weeds, in which copies of his book Rejuvenile appear as a prop in some scenes.[10]
Personal life
In 1997, Noxon married television writer Jenji Kohan,[11] and is the brother of writer Marti Noxon.[12] Kohan and Noxon had three children.[2][13][14] They live in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles, California.[15] He is a convert to Judaism.[16] Kohan and her family are Jewish.[17][18]
Works and publications
- Noxon, Christopher. "I don't want to grow up!" Miller, D. Quentin. The Generation of Ideas: A Thematic Reader. Boston, Mass: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2005. ISBN 978-1-413-00012-2 OCLC 57505721
- Noxon, Christopher. Rejuvenile Kickball, Cartoons, Cupcakes, and the Reinvention of the American Grown-Up. New York: Crown Publishers, 2006. ISBN 978-0-307-35177-7 OCLC 647131378
- Noxon, Christopher. Plus One: A Novel. Altadena, California: Prospect Park Books, 2015. ISBN 978-1-938-84943-5 OCLC 900723329
References
- ^ Rachel (August 15, 2005). "Cupcakes Take The Cake: The Christopher Noxon Rejuvenile Cupcake Interview". Cupcakes Take The Cake.
- ^ a b Gray, Margaret (January 13, 2015). "Q&A: Christopher Noxon on being a 'domestic first responder' and 'Plus One'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ "Christop L Noxon - California Birth Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ Fisher, Bob (Winter 2010). "2009 IDA Pioneer Award--Bringing Wildlife to the Small Screen: Nicolas Noxon". Documentary Magazine. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
2009 International Documentary Association Pioneer Award
- ^ "Martha M Noxon - California Birth Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ Berfield, Susan (June 19, 2006). "Adults Do The Darndest Things". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on June 13, 2006. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Garin, Kristoffer (June 22, 2006). "Oh, To Play Like a Child Again". New York Sun. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Neary, Lynn (July 11, 2006). "'Rejuvenile': Why Adults Are Attracted to Kid Stuff". Talk of the Nation. NPR. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Colbert, Stephen (June 29, 2006). "June 29, 2006 - Christopher Noxon". The Colbert Report. Comedy Central. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Noxon, Christopher. "Rejuvenile on Weeds". www.rejuvenile.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Toohill, Kathleen (February 2, 2015). "Here's What It's Like to Have a Wife Who is More Successful Than You". attn. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Ellenson, Ruth Andrew (July 23, 2006). "So Funny I Forgot to Laugh". The New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Berrin, Danielle (May 3, 2011). "Rhea Kohan: No one spits in her kids' Kasha". Jewish Journal. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ Noxon, Christopher (June 23, 2015). "Douchebaggery And The Stay-at-Home Dad". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ David, Mark (February 23, 2009). "Weeds Creator Jenji Kohan Gets a New Nest". Variety. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ Berrin, Danielle (October 29, 2015). "Christopher Noxon: A Hollywood husband converts". Jewish Journal. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Berrin, Danielle (May 20, 2009). "Smoking the Stereotypes: 'Weeds' creator Jenji Kohan delights in tipping over Judaism's sacred cows". Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ Kustanowitz, Esther (April 2009). "'Weeds' Creator, 'Tara' Producer, and the Hebrew Mamita Take on Images of Jewish Women in Media". Beliefnet. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
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