Jay Asher

Jay Asher: Biography in Details

Who is Jay Asher?

Jay Asher is an American author. Asher is best known for his New York Times bestselling novel 13 Reasons Why was adapted into a successful Netflix series in 2017.

Jay Asher: Birth, Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Talking about his early life, he was born on 30 September 1975, in Arcadia, California to his American parents.

He is of Caucasian ethnicity and has an American nationality. He grew up with his brother Nate Asher. There is no information about his father and mother.

Per his education, he studied at San Luis Obispo High School and attended California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo High School. Asher has full freedom to pursue all of his interests from playing the guitar to his writing.

Jay Asher has decided to become an elementary school teacher after high school.  He dropped out of University in his senior year in order to pursue his career as a serious writer.

Jay Asher: Professional Life, Career

Talking about the career journey of Jay Asher, he started working as a salesman in a shoe store and in libraries and bookstores in the beginning which influenced some aspects of his writing.

He is a fan of the TV series My So-Called Life which he cites as a major influence on his work. His career took on a successful height when published his young-adult fiction novel 13 Reasons Why in 2007.

It became the 2007 New York Times best-selling young-adult fiction novel winning several awards.

He has received five stars from Teen Book Review along with high praise from fellow authors such as Ellen Hopkins, Sherman Alexie, Chris Crutcher, and Gordon Korman.

Netflix released a series based on his novel 13 Reasons Why with Selena Gomez as an executive producer on March 31, 2017.

Jay Asher has launched his second book The Future of US co-written by Carolyn Mackler. He has written several picture books and middle school humor novels.

Net Worth, Salary

This author’s success in the career path has paid him well financially. His salary varies depending on various sources.

His net worth is estimated at around $1 million as of 2022.

Jay Asher- Rumor and Controversy

As Jay Asher is doing his best job as an author he has not been in any sort of rumors and controversy to date.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Moving towards his body measurements, Jay Asher has dark brown hair color and his eyes are also dark brown.

Besides this, there is no information about his height, weight, shoe size, dress size, and other body measurements.

Social Media Profiles

Jay is active on various sorts of social media like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

He has more than 32.5k followers on Instagram and he has around 26.2k followers on Facebook and more than 44.4k followers on Twitter.

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