What is Jeff Kinney?
{{Infobox writer | name = Jeff Kinney | image = Jeff Kinney Book Signing, November 2011 (1).jpg | caption = Kinney signing books in November 2011 | spouse = {{marriage|Julie Kinney|2003|}} | birth_name = Jeffrey Patrick Kinney | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|02|19}} | birth_place = [[Fort Washington, Maryland]], U.S. | residence = [[Plainville, Massachusetts]], U.S. | education = [[University of Maryland, College Park]], ([[B.A.]]) | occupation = {{hlist|Author|cartoonist|game designer|producer|actor}} | movement = | children = 2 | module = {{Infobox writer|embed=Yes | genre = [[Children's novels]], [[realistic fiction]], [[satire]], [[comedy]] | period = 2004–present | subject = {{hlist|Novels|films}} | notableworks = ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (book series)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]''<br>''[[Poptropica]]'' | signature = | website = {{URL|wimpykid.com}} }} }} '''Jeffrey Patrick Kinney''' (born February 19, 1971) is an American author and cartoonist. He is best known for creating the children's book series ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]''. He also created the child-oriented website ''[[Poptropica]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/dec/01/diary-wimpy-kid-jeff-kinney|title=Jeff Kinney: 'People ask me, is Greg really you?'|last=McGrath|first=Nick|work=the Guardian}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinney, Jeff}} [[Category:American children's writers]] [[Category:American cartoonists]] [[Category:1971 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Writers from Massachusetts]] [[Category:Writers from Maryland]] {{US-bio-stub}}