John Barrett McInerney, Jr. Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
John Barrett "Jay" McInerney, Jr. (/ˈmækɨnɜrni/; born January 13, 1955) is an American writer and food critic. His novels include Bright Lights, Big City, Ransom, Story of My Life, Brightness Falls, and The Last of the Savages. He edited The Penguin Book of New American Voices, wrote the screenplay for the 1988 film adaptation of Bright Lights, Big City, and co-wrote the screenplay for the television film Gia, which starred Angelina Jolie. He was the wine columnist for House & Garden magazine, and his essays on wine have been collected in Bacchus & Me (2000) and A Hedonist in the Cellar (2006). His most recent novel is titled The Good Life, published in 2006, and since April 2010 he has been a wine columnist for The Wall Street Journal. In 2009, he published a book of short stories which spanned his entire career, entitled How It Ended, which was named one of the 10 best books of the year by Janet Maslin of The New York Times.
Full Name
John Barrett McInerney, Jr.
Net Worth
$900,000
Date Of Birth
January 13, 1955
Place Of Birth
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Occupation
Writer
Profession
Writer, Actor, Producer
Spouse
Helen Bransford
Nicknames
Jay McInerney, McInerney, Jay
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Quote
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[on Hollywood interest in his book, "Bright Lights, Big City") A month before the book came out, I was working in a liquor store to make ends meet when I got a call from Paramount: Could I fly to Hollywood? I thought it was hilarious. But when I was out there, there was a great explosion at Paramount, and everybody suddenly left the next week, so I never heard from them again. Then Jerry Weintraub bought the picture through Columbia. But after I submitted my third draft of the screenplay, I never heard from him again either - and then, almost three years later, I heard from Jim (James Bridges).
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[on director James Bridges] I think we're probably lucky that [Jim] was not a thirty-two year old director... I often feared that someone was going to try to make a music video out of my book.
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Fact
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Received B.A. from Williams College in 1976; post-graduate studies at Sycracuse University.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gia
1998
TV Movie written by
Smoke Screens
1997
Short story
Drug-Taking and the Arts
1993
Documentary novel "Bright Lights, Big City"
Hotel Room
1993
TV Mini-Series written by - 1 episode
Bright Lights, Big City
1988
novel / screenplay
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Me
2014/I
Jay McInerney
Gossip Girl
2008-2011
TV Series
Jeremiah Harris
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mr. Jealousy
1997
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Untitled Carlyle Documentary
2017
Documentary post-production
Himself
The Eighties
2016
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself - Author, 'Brights Lights, Big City'
Sour Grapes
2016
Documentary
Himself, novelist and wine columnist
Now with Alex Wagner
2012
TV Series
Himself
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2012
TV Series
Himself
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
2012
Documentary
Himself
Kings & Queens
2011
Documentary
Himself
La grande librairie
2010
TV Series
Himself
US Election Night
2008
TV Movie
Himself
Jay McInerney's the Light Within
2008
Video documentary short
Himself
L'attrape-Salinger
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Le grand journal de Canal+
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
HARDtalk Extra
2006
TV Series
Himself
Iron Chef America: The Series
2006
TV Series
Himself - Judge
Paris dernière
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat
2001
Documentary
Himself
Ruby
2000
TV Series
Himself
This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis
1999
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Tattinger's
1989
TV Series
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2007
Lucien Barrière Literary Award
Deauville Film Festival
For the novel "The Good Life".
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1999
WGA Award (TV)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Original Long Form
Gia (1998)
1998
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie
Gia (1998)
Known for movies
Gia (1998) as Writer
Bright Lights, Big City (1988) as Writer
Sour Grapes (2016) as Himself, novelist and wine columnist