{{short description|American author (born 1958)}} '''Joey Green''' (born May 26, 1958) is an American author. He has written over sixty books and has been a guest on ''Good Morning America'', ''The View'', and ''The Tonight Show''. He is a former contributing editor to ''National Lampoon'' and a former advertising copywriter at J. Walter Thompson. He has also written commercials for Burger King, Disney World, and Eastman Kodak.
==Early life and education== He was born in Miami, Florida.<ref>Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2008. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale, 2008.</ref> He graduated with a BFA from Cornell University in 1980, where he founded the campus humor publication, ''The Cornell Lunatic'', was political cartoonist for ''The Cornell Daily Sun'',<ref>[http://www.cornellsun.org/ "The Cornell Daily Sun"]. Retrieved 2009-08-20.</ref> and was a member of the Quill and Dagger society.<ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-quill-and-dagger-members#Authors_and_journalists "List of Quill and Dagger members"]. Retrieved 2009-08-20.</ref> He has two daughters.
==Career== Green has been profiled in ''The New York Times'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barron |first=James |date=January 31, 1996 |title=Spam, the Double Agent (Who Knew?) |pages=C1, C3 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> ''People'' magazine,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Uncredited |first=Uncredited |date=August 25, 1997 |title=Miracle Whipper: Joey Green, pantry professor, puts off-the-shelf products to off-the-wall uses |pages=136 |work=People Weekly}}</ref> the ''Los Angeles Times'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Beyette |first=Beverly |date=October 10, 2000 |title=Tough Day? You Deserve a Cheerios Facial: An author's wacky tips would send Heloise packing |pages=E1 |work=The Los Angeles Times}}</ref> the ''Boston Globe'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Morell |first=Ricki |date=September 21, 2000 |title=Spill you're coffee? Color your shirt! Forget cleansers, use whatever's hanging around, says Joey Green |work=The Boston Globe}}</ref> ''The Washington Post'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Daniel |first=Diane |date=2016-08-03 |title=How to foil leeches with pantyhose and other travel tips |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/how-to-foil-leeches-with-pantyhose-and-other-travel-tips/2016/08/03/fa9e3afc-5416-11e6-88eb-7dda4e2f2aec_story.html |access-date=2022-10-04 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> ''Forbes'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bender |first=Andrew |title=Try These Ingenious Travel Hacks Using Everyday Objects |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbender/2016/06/07/try-these-ingenious-travel-hacks-using-everyday-objects/ |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> and ''USA Today'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baskas |first=Harriet |title=How a beach ball could improve your next flight |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/04/21/flight-tips-travel-hacks/83331926/ |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> and he has been interviewed on hundreds of radio shows.
==Books== * ''The Cornell Widow Hundredth Anniversary Anthology'' (Cornell Widow, 1981) * ''Hellbent on Insanity'' (edited with Alan Corcoran and Bruce Handy) (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1982) * ''The Unofficial Gilligan's Island Handbook'' (Warner Books, 1987) * ''The Get Smart Handbook'' (Macmillan, 1993) * ''The Partridge Family Album'' (HarperCollins, 1994) * ''Polish Your Furniture with Panty Hose'' (Hyperion, 1995) * ''Disney Babies Bedtime Stories'' (Mouse Works, 1996) * ''Hi Bob!: A Self-Help Guide to the Bob Newhart Show'' (St. Martin's Press, 1996) * ''Selling Out: If Famous Authors Wrote Advertising'' (Macmillan, 1996) * ''Paint Your House with Powdered Milk'' (Hyperion, 1996) * ''Wash Your Hair with Whipped Cream'' (Hyperion, 1997) * ''The Bubble Wrap Book'' (co-authored with Tim Nyberg) (HarperCollins, 1998) * ''Joey Green's Encyclopedia of Offbeat Uses for Brand-Name Products'' (Hyperion, 1998) * ''The Zen of Oz: Ten Spiritual Lessons from Over the Rainbow'' (Renaissance, 1998) * ''The Warning Label Book'' (co-authored with Tim Nyberg and Tony Dierckins) (St. Martin's Press, 1998) * ''Monica Speaks'' (Andrews McMeel, 1998) * ''The Official Slinky Book'' (Berkley, 1999) * ''You Know You've Reached Middle Age If...'' (co-authored with Alan Corcoran) (Andrews McMeel, 1999) * ''The Mad Scientist Handbook'' (Perigee, 2000) * ''Clean Your Clothes with Cheez Whiz'' (Renaissance, 2000) * ''Joey Green's Magic Brands'' (Rodale, 2001) * ''The Road to Success Is Paved with Failure'' (Little, Brown, 2001) * ''Clean It! FIx It! Eat It!'' (Prentice Hall, 2001) * ''Jesus and Moses: The Parallel Sayings'' (Ulysses Press, 2001) * ''The Mad Scientist Handbook 2'' (Perigee, 2002) * ''Senior Moments'' (co-authored with Alan Corcoran) (Simon & Schuster, 2002) * ''Joey Green's Amazing Kitchen Cures'' (Rodale, 2002) * ''Jesus and Muhammad: The Parallel Sayings'' (Ulysses Press, 2002) * ''Joey Green's Gardening Magic'' (Rodale, 2003) * ''How They Met'' (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2003) * ''Joey Green's Incredible Country Store'' (Rodale, 2004) * ''Potato Radio, Dizzy Dice'' (Perigee, 2004) * ''Joey Green's Supermarket Spa'' (Fair Winds Press, 2005) * ''Weird Christmas'' (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2005) * ''Contrary to Popular Belief'' (Crown, 2005) * ''Marx & Lennon: the Parallel Sayings'' (Hyperion, 2005) * ''Joey Green's Rainy Day Magic'' (Fair Winds Press, 2006) * ''The Jolly President: Or Letters George W. Bush Never Read'' (Lunatic Press, 2006) * ''Champagne and Caviar Again?: Complains of the Rich and Famous'' (co-authored with Debbie Green and Alan Corcoran) (Lunatic Press, 2006) * ''Joey Green's Mealtime Magic'' (Rodale, 2007) * ''The Bathroom Professor: Philosophy on the Go'' (Running Press, 2007) * ''Famous Failures'' (Lunatic Press, 2007) * ''Lunacy: The Best of the Cornell Lunatic'' (Lunatic Press, 2008) * ''Joey Green's Fix-It Magic'' (Rodale, 2008) * ''Too Old for MySpace, Too Young for Medicare'' (co-authored with Alan Corcoran) (Andrews McMeel, 2008) * ''You Know You Need a Vacation If . . .'' (co-authored with Alan Corcoran) (Andrews McMeel, 2008) * ''Sarah Palin's Secret Diary'' (Lunatic Press, 2009) * ''Joey Green's Cleaning Magic'' (Rodale, 2010) * ''Joey Green's Amazing Pet Cures'' (Rodale, 2011) * ''Dumb History: The Stupidest Mistakes Ever Made'' (Plume, 2012) * ''Joey Green's Kitchen Magic'' (Rodale, 2012) * ''The Ultimate Mad Scientist Handbook'' (Lunatic Press, 2012) * ''Weird & Wonderful Christmas'' (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2012) * ''Joey Green's Magic Health Remedies'' (Rodale, 2013) * ''Happy Accidents'' (Hallmark, 2014) * ''Last-Minute Survival Secrets'' (Chicago Review Press, 2014) * ''Last-Minute Travel Secrets'' (Chicago Review Press, 2016) * ''Location on Vacation'' (Chicago Review Press, 2016) * ''The Electric Pickle: 50 Experiments from the Periodic Table, from Aluminum to Zinc'' (Chicago Review Press, 2017) * ''Last-Minute Kitchen Secrets'' (Chicago Review Press, 2018) * ''Not So Normal Norbert'' (co-authored with James Patterson) (Jimmy Patterson Books, 2018)
==Television appearances== *''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''<ref>{{Citation |title="The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Episode #4.121 (TV Episode 1996) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2299171/fullcredits |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref> *''The Rosie O'Donnell Show''<ref>{{Citation |title="The Rosie O'Donnell Show" Episode #1.129 (TV Episode 1997) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0689182/fullcredits |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref> *''The View''<ref>{{Citation |title=Story of Surrogate Mother of Quadruplets |date=2001-08-08 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3916230/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_5 |series=The View |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Episode #6.132 |date=2003-03-26 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13605364/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_5 |series=The View |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref> *''The Wayne Brady Show''<ref>{{Citation |title=Episode #1.68 |date=2003-07-10 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13591862/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_4 |series=The Wayne Brady Show |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Episode #2.118 |date=2004-03-04 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13591912/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_4 |series=The Wayne Brady Show |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref> *''Fox & Friends''<ref>{{Citation |title=Episode dated 11 October 2000 |date=2000-10-11 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13605434/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_6 |series=Fox and Friends |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref> *''Good Morning America''<ref>{{Citation |title=Episode dated 6 October 1997 |date=1997-10-06 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13605390/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_2 |series=Good Morning America |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Episode dated 2 November 2000 |date=2000-11-02 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13605418/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_2 |series=Good Morning America |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Episode dated 20 July 2004 |date=2004-07-20 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13605326/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_2 |series=Good Morning America |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Episode dated 15 July 2008 |date=2008-07-15 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13605320/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_2 |series=Good Morning America |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref> *''The Other Half'' *''Extra!'' *''Dateline NBC'' *''The Martin Short Show''<ref>{{Citation |last=Blanchard |first=John |title=Episode #1.12 |date=1999-09-28 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0642577/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_7 |series=The Martin Short Show |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref> *''Donny & Marie'' *''Late Night with Conan O'Brien''<ref>{{Citation |title="Late Night with Conan O'Brien" Chris Elliott/Larry Holmes/Joey Green (TV Episode 1998) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0627135/fullcredits |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref> *''Smart Solutions'' *''Today'' *''CNN Morning News'' *''Maury''<ref>{{Citation |title=Episode dated 2 June 1998 |date=1998-06-02 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13605422/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_10 |series=Maury |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref> *''CBS Early Show''<ref>{{Citation |title=Episode dated 6 April 1999 |date=1999-04-06 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13605428/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_8 |series=The Early Show |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref> *''The 700 Club''<ref>{{Citation |title=Episode dated 13 January 2011 |date=2011-01-13 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13605304/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_1 |series=The 700 Club |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.joeygreen.com}} *[http://www.wackyuses.com Joey Green's Wacky Uses] *[http://www.cornelllunatic.com Cornell Lunatic website]
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