Michael William Buckley (born August 16, 1969) is an American children's author whose works include '' The Sisters Grimm'', the '' N.E.R.D.S.'' book series, and ''Finn and the Intergalactic Lunchbox''. He is also the co-creator of the animated TV series Robotomy.

Early life

Born in

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, Michael Buckley attended

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, where he graduated with honors. Shortly after graduating from Ohio University in 1986, Buckley moved to New York City.

Career

Sometime after college Buckley moved to New York City to start an internship with the ''

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'', then moved into a television production job where he worked on documentaries. His books are published by Harry N. Abrams. Buckley worked as a stand-up comic as well as a TV copywriter before he started to write ''The Sisters Grimm'' series. Buckley had originally planned for ''The Sisters Grimm'' to be a television series until his wife suggested turning it into a book. In 2010, Buckley and his writing partner, Joe Deasy, created an animated series for

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called '' Robotomy'', which lasted one season. Buckley and Deasy executive produced as well as wrote the first season that starred Patton Oswalt and Dana Snyder ( Master Shake from ''

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''). The series aired in CN's prime time block. He is currently writing the screenplay for a '' N.E.R.D.S.'' animated feature developed by

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's Rocket Pictures. He also recently finished his new series, Undertow. Michael Buckley has a son, Finn.

Bibliography

''The Sisters Grimm''

# '' The Fairy-Tale Detectives'' (2005) # '' The Unusual Suspects'' (2005) # '' The Problem Child'' (2006) # '' Once Upon a Crime'' (2007) # ''Magic and Other Misdemeanors'' (2007) # ''Tales from the Hood'' (2008) # '' The Everafter War'' (2009) # ''The Inside Story'' (2010) # ''The Council of Mirrors'' (2012) #* ''The Sisters Grimm: A Very Grimm Guide'' (2012)

''N.E.R.D.S.''

# ''N.E.R.D.S.: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society'' (2009) # ''N.E.R.D.S.: M is for Mama's Boy'' (2010) # ''N.E.R.D.S.: The Cheerleaders of Doom'' (2011) # ''N.E.R.D.S.: The Villain Virus'' (2012) # ''N.E.R.D.S.: Attack of the Bullies'' (2013)

''Undertow''

# ''Undertow'' (2015) # ''Raging Sea'' (2016) # ''Heart of the Storm'' (2017)

Other

* ''Kel Gilligan's Daredevil Stunt Show'' (2012) * ''Robotomy''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Buckley, Michael 1969 births Living people American children's writers Screenwriters from Ohio Writers from Akron, Ohio Ohio University alumni University of Akron alumni