Acting

Tom Junod

Born 1958-04-09 · Wantagh, New York, USA

Tom Junod is an American ESPN senior writer and one of the most celebrated longform journalists of the last three decades. Since joining ESPN in 2016, he has produced acclaimed work such as the Emmy-nominated ‘The Hero of Goodall Park’ and the investigative report ‘Untold.’ A two-time National Magazine Award winner, Junod is the author of some of the most enduring stories in ‘Esquire’ history, including ‘The Falling Man’ and ‘Can You Say…Hero?,’ which inspired the film ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.’ His diverse body of work has earned him a James Beard Award and frequent inclusion in ‘The Best American’ anthologies across multiple genres. Originally from Long Island, Junod now lives in Georgia and is currently writing a memoir for Doubleday.

Acting credits

8.0

For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppets and his many friends, spoke directly to young children about some of life's most important issues.

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

2018

7.0

With a distinctive style all his own, author and journalist Tom Wolfe reshapes how American stories are told.

Radical Wolfe

2023