Michael Lewis

Also known as Michael M. Lewis, Michael Monroe Lewis

American writer

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Born: 15 October 1960
Works: 35

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Writing · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Michael Monroe Lewis is an American author and financial journalist. He has also been a contributing editor to Vanity Fair since 2009, writing mostly on business, finance, and economics. He is known for his non-fiction work, particularly his coverage of financial crises and behavioral finance.

Known for

Dorkapalooza: How the Nerds Won — Himself2026
Radical Wolfe — Self2023
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee — Self2016
Billions — Michael Lewis2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self2015
Studio 42 with Bob Costas — Self2009
Newsnight — Self1980
60 Minutes — Self1968

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Michael Monroe Lewis (born October 15, 1960) is an American author and financial journalist. He has also been a contributing editor to Vanity Fair since 2009, writing mostly on business, finance, and economics. He is known for his nonfiction work, particularly his coverage of financial crises and behavioral finance.

Lewis was born in New Orleans and attended Princeton University, from which he graduated with a degree in art history. After attending the London School of Economics, he began a career on Wall Street during the 1980s as a bond salesman at Salomon Brothers. The experience prompted him to write his first book, Liar's Poker (1989). Fourteen years later, Lewis wrote Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (2003), in which he investigated the success of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball and their general manager Billy Beane. His 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game was his first to be adapted into a film, The Blind Side (2009). In 2010, he released The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine. The film adaptation of Moneyball was released in 2011, followed by The Big Short in 2015.