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Jay McInerney

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The Resume

    (January 13, 1955- )
    Born in Hartford, Connecticut
    Birth name was John Barrett McInerney, Jr.
    Wrote the novels 'Bright Lights, Big City' (1984), 'The Story of My Life' (1988), 'Brightness Falls' (1992), 'The Last of the Savages' (1997), 'Model Behavior' (1998), 'How It Ended' (2001) and 'The Good Life' (2006)
    Wine columnist for 'Home & Garden' magazine

Why he might be annoying:

    He was part of the 80s literary 'brat pack' with Brett Easton Ellis and Tama Janowitz.
    He drank heavily and snorted cocaine in the 80s.
    He has been married four times and divorced three times.
    He eloped with his fourth wife, publishing heiress Anne Hearst.
    He name drops a lot in his wine column.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He studied creative writing with Raymond Carver.
    Salon called 'Bright Lights, Big City' the 'hippest and funniest' novel of the early 80s.
    He was nominated for an Emmy and a WGA Award for the screenplay for the TV movie 'Gia.'
    He considers F. Scott Fitzgerald his literary hero, but admits, 'Particularly at my age, you wonder how much you want to emulate someone who died at 44.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 92.31% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 28 Votes: 60.71% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 64.52% Annoying