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Buzz Bissinger Biography

Birth Name:Harry Gerard Bissinger

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

In 1985, he received the Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University
In 1987, he won a Pultizer Prize for his work at the Philadelphia Inquirer
In 2005, he was nominated for a USC Scripter Award for his work on "Friday Night Lights․"
In 1976, he earned a degree from the University of Pennsylvania
Is a cousin of director, producer and actor Peter Berg
Is best known as the author of the book "Friday Night Lights․"
Has worked as an editor at the fashion magazine Vanity Fair