Augusten Burroughs

About

An American author, he is famous for his 2002 bestselling memoir, Running With Scissors. His other autobiographical works include Dry (2003) and A Wolf at the Table (2008).

Before Fame

He briefly attended community college in Massachusetts before dropping out to work for a New York City advertising company. In his early adulthood, he battled alcoholism.

Trivia

He wrote a television series for Showtime that was based on his memoir, Dry.

Family Life

He was born in Pittsburgh to poet Margaret Robison and philosophy professor John Robison. When he was twelve years old, his parents divorced and he was adopted by a psychiatrist who had previously counseled his mother. His older brother, John Elder Robison, also became an author of memoirs.

Associated With

His memoir, Running With Scissors, was adapted into a film starring Evan Rachel Wood, Joseph Cross, Brian Cox, Annette Bening, and Alec Baldwin.