JOHN GREEN

This article is about the writer and YouTube vlogger. For other people with the same
name, see John Green (disambiguation).
John Michael Green (born August 24, 1977) is an American author, vlogger, writer,
producer, actor and editor. He won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut
novel, Looking for Alaska, and his sixth novel, The Fault in Our Stars, debuted at
number one on The New York Times Best Seller list in January 2012. The 2014 film
adaptation opened at number one at the box office. In 2014, Green was included
in Time magazine's list of The 100 Most Influential People in the World. Another film
based on a Green novel, Paper Towns, was released on July 24, 2015.
Aside from being a novelist, Green is also well known for his YouTube ventures. In
2007, he launched the VlogBrothers channel with his brother, Hank Green. Since
then, John and Hank have launched events such as Project for
Awesome and VidCon and created a total of 11 online series, including Crash
Course, an educational channel teaching Literature, History, and Science, later
joined by courses in Economics, US Government, Astronomy, Politics, Philosophy,
Psychology, Mythology, Sociology, Chemistry, US History, World History, Computer
Science, Games, and Film History/Production.