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Jon Ronson
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1967
- Works
- 18
Top works
- The Men Who Stare At Goats
- Psychopath Test
- Frank
- Les chèvres du Pentagone
- So You've Been Publicly Shamed
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Film & TV
Cardiff, Wales, UK
Jon Ronson is a Welsh journalist, author and filmmaker whose works include Them: Adventures with Extremists (2001), The Men Who Stare at Goats (2004), and The Psychopath Test (2011). He has been described as a gonzo journalist, becoming a faux-naïf character in his stories. He produces informal but skeptical investigations of controversial fringe politics and science.
Known for
- Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero2026
- Alex's War — Self (archive footage)2022
- Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night — Self2022
- Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story — Himself2019
- The Russell Howard Hour — Self2017
- Can We Take a Joke? — Self2016
- Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled — Self2014
- Esc & Ctrl — Presenter2011
- On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America — Self2011
- Conan — Self2010
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1967-05-10
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- 1,685
- Total plays
- 25,965
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Jon Ronson is a writer and documentary film maker. His books, Them: Adventures With Extremists and The Men Who Stare At Goats were international bestsellers. He's also the author of two collections, Out Of The Ordinary: True Tales of Everyday Craziness and What I Do: More True Tales of Everyday Craziness. He's written the popular "Human Zoo" and "Out of the Ordinary" columns for The Guardian, where he still contributes features. He currently writes and presents the twice Sony nominated BBC Ra
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Cardiff
- Occupation
- film director
- Employer
- BBC
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- The Men Who Stare at Goats
- Official website
- www.jonronson.com
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- Jon Ronson (27846097432) (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1967-05-10
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