Talk:David Sedaris

Main Article Picture and Question About Hugh

Does anyone have a picture of Sedaris that is a bit more flattering then the current one? I know David Sedaris is middle-aged and all, but this picture makes him look dopey (and he is anything but that.)

Also, Sedaris' boyfriend, Hugh Hamrick, is a successful artist, photographer, and director. Does anyone have some information regarding Hugh that would make for a worthwhile Wikipedia entry? BadMojoDE 23:34, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Naked date?

In-text says 1996, the link at the end says 1997. Which is correct?--AaronM 17:38, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Re: youcantkilltherooster.com

Why isn't youcantkilltherooster.com pertinent?

I think because it isn't technically a David Sedaris page, rather a products page linked to from Paul Sedaris' company site, http://www.sedarishardwoodfloors.com, which doesn't technically pertain to David Sedaris (directly) either. But I'm pretty indifferent on the issue. I think www.youcantkilltherooster.com could be useful to a David Sedaris fan looking for a product related to that story. Dharma 15:48, August 9, 2005 (UTC)

Sedaris New Yorker gig a regular one?

David Sedaris seems to have been taken on as a formal contributor to the New Yorker -- his second (third?) piece this year just arrived in the last issue. Given that...

1. if it turns out to be true, the abovementioned new role at TNY should be menitoned. 2. the external link to the FIRST article (listed as from Feb. 2005?) should be deleted, as it would be too specific to link to just one article if he's going to be a regular there.

Thoughts? Jfarber 21:27, May 15, 2006 (EST)

Certainly. Inoculatedcities 05:41, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Jewish Heritage

The claim that he is of Jewish heritage is something of a surprise since most of his work is heavily autobiographical and I am pretty sure it is never mentioned, and it seems like it would be a topic ripe for dissection. Can anyone substantiate this claim? jordan 13:39, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

To my knowledge, he only mention he makes of a family religious heritage is Greek Orthodox. One of his books -- Me Talk Pretty One Day, I think -- has an extended section talking about his family's customs of celebrating Orthodox Easter (noting especially the fact that it usually takes place one week after the Easter celebration of other Christian traditions). Personal opinion: The misinformation may simply come from someone's stereotypical associations of Jewish heritage with either humorists or New Yorkers.Lawikitejana 23:11, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

david sedaris picture

David Sedaris metiones that in his neighborhood in Raleigh their were very little Jewish households along with his Greek orthodox background in his audio version of Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. Also in the audio version of Naked he mentions that his fathers parents were immigrants from Greece along with the fact that they were Greek orthodox. His father was also Greek orthodox acording to the same audiobook. Also of note in Naked was his story of the time when he was forced by his father to go on a trip to a greek camp for those who were Greek orthodox. He finaly mentiones it in his book Me Talk Pretty One Day that he is Greek orthodox. That is three diffrent books to mention his religion.

Alex Heard's article

Too little attention is paid in the "criticism" section to Alex Heard's "This American Lie." Sedaris's readers, including myself, expect his work to contain a good amount of comic exaggeration. But Heard's article states that not only is Sedaris's work exaggerated, but that Heard contacted Sedaris, who admitted that parts of his essays, including almost everything he wrote about his midget piano teacher in "Giant Dreams, Midget Abilities," was false. If this is true, it should merit more than a short one-paragraph summary/dismissal. However, I'm not sure if Sedaris has confirmed or denied his conversation with Heard. If Heard's information is confirmed, we might add a few sentences to the "Criticism" section. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Graymornings (talk • contribs) 23:47, 2 May 2007 (UTC).

"Criticism" section

I'm of the opinion that the "Criticism" section is unnecessary and should be removed. Anyone? --AStanhope 02:37, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Well, I think it's of note that the veracity of many autobiographical elements in David's stories has been challenged. If I remember correctly, even his sister Amy has admitted that the stories are, as is aptly put in the article here, "exaggerated for comic effect" (see paragraph above re: Alex Heard). It's relevant if not all that important. Inoculatedcities 05:41, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Re: "Greek Orthodox Christians" category

I have yet to find any evidence that Sedaris subscribes to any particular religious denomination; just because one's parents are of a particular religious background does not necessarily imply that one subscribes to the religion (to me this seems to be an obvious point). Furthermore, his homosexuality gives me serious reason to doubt that he is in fact a Greek Orthodox Christian. If there is any evidence for this paradoxical subscription on his part, please do post it here. In the meantime, in the absence of evidence, it shall be removed. Inoculatedcities 05:41, 11 July 2007 (UTC)