History Creator / JohnGreen

->''"Music/{{Hank|Green}}, [[SigningOffCatchphrase I will see you on Friday.]]"''

A number of his books have seen official adaptations. ''The Fault in Our Stars'' was adapted into a film in 2014, in which he was given a short cameo (which was then cut); his third solo book ''Literature/PaperTowns'' was adapted into a film released the following year; ''Looking for Alaska'', which had been in the works of getting a movie for [[DevelopmentHell quite a long time]] (''over 10 years!''), was instead turned into a miniseries that premiered on Hulu in 2019; and a film adaptation of his fifth solo book, ''Literature/TurtlesAllTheWayDown'', has entered production.

->"Music/{{Hank|Green}}, [[SigningOffCatchphrase I will see you on Friday.]]"

A number of his books have seen official adaptations. ''The Fault in Our Stars'' was adapted into a film in 2014, in which he was given a short cameo (which was then cut); ''Paper Towns'' was adapted into a film released the following year; ''Looking for Alaska'', which had been in the works of getting a movie for [[DevelopmentHell quite a long time]] (''over 10 years!''), was instead turned into a miniseries that premiered on Hulu in 2019; and a film adaptation of his fifth solo book, ''Literature/TurtlesAllTheWayDown'', has entered production.

A number of his books have seen official adaptations. ''The Fault in Our Stars'' was adapted into a film in 2014, in which he was given a short cameo (which was then cut); ''Paper Towns'' was adapted into a film released the following year; ''Looking for Alaska'', which had been in the works of getting a movie for [[DevelopmentHell quite a long time]] (''over 10 years!''), was instead turned into a miniseries that premiered on Hulu in 2019; and a film adaptation of ''Turtles All the Way Down'' has entered production.

On the Internet, he's probably best known through his Website/YouTube ventures with his brother Hank, including the aforementioned [=VlogBrothers=] channel as well as the widely popular convention [=VidCon=]. He is also the host of the podcast ''The Anthropocene Reviewed'' (later turned into a nonfiction book), which sees him reviewing "different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale", and is noted for giving lectures on the humanities with the program ''WebVideo/CrashCourse''. He is additionally the writer behind the interactive novel/riddle game ''thisisnottom'' and hosted the [=YouTube=] channel for the magazine ''mental_floss'' (which he had written for early in his career) from 2013 to 2018.

It should be noted that among his accomplishments are that, despite being a very common name, all but one of the results on the first page of a Google search on "John Green" are for ''him'', and that during his early years on Website/YouTube, he got the tens of thousands of followers he and his brother had to refer to his wife, art curator Sarah Urist Green, as "The Yeti" (referring to the rarity and brevity of her appearances in early [=VlogBrothers=] videos), and is still married.

A number of his books have seen official adaptations -- ''The Fault in Our Stars'' was adapted into a film in 2014, in which he was given a short cameo (which was then cut); ''Paper Towns'' was adapted into a film released the following year; ''Looking for Alaska'', which had been in the works of getting a movie for [[DevelopmentHell quite a long time]] (''over 10 years!''), was instead turned into a miniseries that premiered on Hulu in 2019; and a film adaptation of ''Turtles All the Way Down'' has entered production.

John Michael Green (born August 24, 1977) is an award-winning {{young adult}} novelist and a famous Internet vlogger as one half, as well as a podcaster and philanthropist.

On the Internet, he's probably best known for being one half of the WebVideo/VlogBrothers along with his younger brother Music/HankGreen, or the writer behind the interactive novel/riddle game ''thisisnottom''. He is also noted for giving lectures on the humanities with the program ''WebVideo/CrashCourse'', and talking about interesting trivia on ''mental_floss'', which he had written for early in his career.

It should be noted that among his accomplishments are that, despite being a very common name, all but one of the results on the first page of a Google search on "John Green" are for ''him'', and that during his early years on Website/YouTube, he got the tens of thousands of followers he had to refer to his wife, art curator Sarah Urist Green, as "The Yeti" (referring to the rarity and brevity of her appearances in early [=VlogBrothers=] videos), and is still married.

A number of his books have seen official adaptations -- ''The Fault in Our Stars'' was adapted into a film in 2014, in which he was given a short cameo (which was then cut); ''Paper Towns'' was then adapted into a film released the following year; ''Looking for Alaska'', which had been in the works of getting a movie for [[DevelopmentHell quite a long time]] (''over 10 years!''), was instead turned into a miniseries that premiered on Hulu in 2019; and a film adaptation of ''Turtles All the Way Down'' has entered production.

A number of his books have seen official adaptations. ''The Fault in Our Stars'' was adapted into a film in 2014, in which he was given a short cameo (which was then cut). ''Paper Towns'' was then adapted into a film released the following year. ''Looking for Alaska'', which had been in the works of getting a movie for [[DevelopmentHell quite a long time]] (''over 10 years!''), was instead turned into a miniseries that premiered on Hulu in 2019. A film adaptation of ''Turtles All the Way Down'' has entered production.

John Michael Green (born August 24, 1977) is an award-winning YoungAdult novelist and a famous Internet vlogger.

Green writes novels for young adults, securing the Printz Award for his first book ''Literature/LookingForAlaska'' and staying at the top of the New York Times Bestseller list for upwards of fifty weeks with ''Literature/TheFaultInOurStars''. His other three solo works are ''Literature/{{An Abundance of Katherines}}'', ''Literature/{{Paper Towns}}'', ''Literature/TurtlesAllTheWayDown''. He's also worked on several books in collaboration with other young adult authors, including ''Literature/WillGraysonWillGrayson'' with Creator/DavidLevithan, and ''Literature/LetItSnow'' with Creator/MaureenJohnson and Lauren Myracle.

On the Internet, he's probably best known for being one half of the WebVideo/VlogBrothers, along with his younger brother Music/HankGreen, or the writer behind the interactive novel/riddle game ''thisisnottom''. He is also noted for giving lectures on the humanities with the program ''WebVideo/CrashCourse'', and talking about interesting trivia on ''mental_floss'', which he had written for early in his career.

Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked as a book reviewer for ''Booklist'' and as a chaplain at a hospital.

It should be noted that among his accomplishments are that, despite being a very common name, all but one of the results on the first page of a Google search on "John Green" are for ''him'', and that he got his tens of thousands of Website/YouTube followers to refer to his wife as "The Yeti," and is still married (it refers to the rarity and brevity of her appearances in WebVideo/VlogBrothers videos).

A number of his books have seen official adaptations. ''The Fault in Our Stars'' was adapted into a film in 2014, in which he was given a short cameo -- which was then cut. ''Paper Towns'' was then adapted into a film released in 2015. ''Looking for Alaska'', which had been in the works of getting a movie for [[DevelopmentHell quite a long time]] (''over 10 years!''), was instead turned into a miniseries that premiered on Hulu in 2019.

* ''Machinima/TheMiracleOfSwindonTown'', LetsPlay-FanFiction-autobigraphical-monologuing of ''FIFA Soccer 11''

It should be noted that among his accomplishments are that, despite a very common name, all but one of the results on the first page of a Google search on "John Green" are for ''him'', and that he got his tens of thousands of Website/YouTube followers to refer to his wife as "The Yeti," and is still married (it refers to the rarity and brevity of her appearances in WebVideo/VlogBrothers videos).

[[caption-width-right:241:"Good morning Music/{{Hank|Green}}, it's Tuesday."]]

Green writes novels for young adults, securing the Printz Award for his first book ''Literature/LookingForAlaska'' and staying at the top of the New York Times Bestseller list for upwards of fifty weeks with ''Literature/TheFaultInOurStars''. His other three solo works are ''Literature/{{An Abundance of Katherines}}'', ''Literature/TurtlesAllTheWayDown'' and ''Literature/{{Paper Towns}}''. He's also worked on several books in collaboration with other young adult authors, including ''Literature/WillGraysonWillGrayson'' with Creator/DavidLevithan, and ''Literature/LetItSnow'' with Creator/MaureenJohnson and Lauren Myracle.

Green writes novels for young adults, securing the Printz Award for his first book, ''Literature/LookingForAlaska'' and staying at the top of the New York Times Bestseller list for upwards of fifty weeks with ''Literature/TheFaultInOurStars''. His other three solo works are ''Literature/{{An Abundance of Katherines}}'', ''Literature/TurtlesAllTheWayDown'' and ''Literature/{{Paper Towns}}''. He's also worked on several books in collaboration with other young adult authors, including ''Literature/WillGraysonWillGrayson'' with Creator/DavidLevithan, and ''Literature/LetItSnow'' with Creator/MaureenJohnson and Lauren Myracle.

* ''Machinima/TheMiracleOfSwindonTown'', LetsPlay-cum-FanFiction-cum-autobigraphical-monologuing of ''FIFA Soccer 11''

->''"He had this weird energy where it was like he was talking like an 18-year-old, but in the body of a 40-year-old."''
-->-- '''Creator/BradJones''', describing his appearance before the credits of ''Literature/PaperTowns''

* ''Literature/TurtlesAllTheWayDown'' (October 10th 2017)

Green writes novels for young adults, securing the Printz Award for his first book, ''Literature/LookingForAlaska'' and staying at the top of the New York Times Bestseller list for upwards of fifty weeks with ''Literature/TheFaultInOurStars''. His other three solo works were ''Literature/{{An Abundance of Katherines}}'', ''Literature/TurtlesAllTheWayDown'' and ''Literature/{{Paper Towns}}''. He's also worked on several books in collaboration with other young adult authors, including ''Literature/WillGraysonWillGrayson'' with Creator/DavidLevithan, and ''Literature/LetItSnow'' with Creator/MaureenJohnson and Lauren Myracle.

On the internet, he's probably best known for being one half of the WebVideo/VlogBrothers, along with his younger brother, Music/HankGreen. That, or the writer behind the interactive novel/riddle game ''thisisnottom''. He is also currently giving lectures on the humanities with the program ''WebVideo/CrashCourse'' and talking about interesting trivia on ''mental_floss'', which he had written for early in his career.

His book ''The Fault in Our Stars'' has been adapted into a film and he was given a short cameo. Which was then cut. Another one of his books, ''Paper Towns'', was also adapted and released in summer 2015. Another book of his, ''Looking for Alaska'', had been in the works of getting a movie for [[DevelopmentHell quite a long time]] (''over 10 years!''). A attempt by Paramount to adapt the book back in 2016 [[http://www.mtv.com/news/2742735/john-green-looking-for-alaska-movie-doomed/ never materialized]], however, the book is now being [[https://deadline.com/2019/06/hulus-looking-for-alaska-gets-premiere-date-1202625576/ adapted]] into a mini-series for Hulu, set to air in Fall 2019.

-->-- '''Creator/BradJones''', describing his appearance before the credits of ''Literature/PaperTowns''.

Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked as a book reviewer for ''Booklist'' and as a [[OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers chaplain at a hospital]].

His book ''The Fault in Our Stars'' has been adapted into a film and he was given a short cameo. Which was then cut. Another one of his books, ''Paper Towns'', was also adapted and released in summer 2015. Another book of his, ''Looking for Alaska'', has been in the works of getting a movie for [[DevelopmentHell quite a long time]] (''over 10 years!''), and at the moment it seems it's going to [[http://www.mtv.com/news/2742735/john-green-looking-for-alaska-movie-doomed/ stay that way]].

It should be noted that among his accomplishments are that, despite a very common name, all but one of the results on the first page of a Google search on "John Green" are for ''him'', and that he got his tens of thousands of YouTube followers to refer to his wife as "The Yeti," and is still married (it refers to the rarity and brevity of her appearances in WebVideo/VlogBrothers videos).

->"He had this weird energy where it was like he was talking like an 18-year-old, but in the body of a 40-year-old."
-->--'''Creator/BradJones''', describing his appearance before the credits of ''Literature/PaperTowns''.

->"Didn't [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} this guy]] write ''Literature/TheFaultInOurStars''? And ''Literature/PaperTowns''? And ''Literature/LookingForAlaska''? And ''Literature/AnAbundanceOfKatherines''?"
-->--Fans of John's books who have encountered [[WebVideo/VlogBrothers his antics]] for the first time

->"He had [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} this weird energy where it was like]] [[TotallyRadical he was talking like an 18-year-old, but in the body of a 40-year-old.]]"

Green writes novels for young adults, securing the Printz Award for his first book, ''Literature/LookingForAlaska'' and staying at the top of the New York Times Bestseller list for upwards of fifty weeks with ''Literature/TheFaultInOurStars''. His other three solo works were ''Literature/{{An Abundance of Katherines}}'', ''Literature/TurtlesAllTheWayDown and ''Literature/{{Paper Towns}}''. He's also worked on several books in collaboration with other young adult authors, including ''Literature/WillGraysonWillGrayson'' with Creator/DavidLevithan, and ''Literature/LetItSnow'' with Creator/MaureenJohnson and Lauren Myracle.

Green writes novels for young adults, securing the Printz Award for his first book, ''Literature/LookingForAlaska'' and staying at the top of the New York Times Bestseller list for upwards of fifty weeks with ''Literature/TheFaultInOurStars''. His other two solo works were ''Literature/{{An Abundance of Katherines}}'' and ''Literature/{{Paper Towns}}''. He's also worked on several books in collaboration with other young adult authors, including ''Literature/WillGraysonWillGrayson'' with Creator/DavidLevithan, and ''Literature/LetItSnow'' with Creator/MaureenJohnson and Lauren Myracle.

John Michael Green is an award-winning YoungAdult novelist and a famous Internet vlogger.