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Ira Glass Biography
Birth Name:
Ira Jeffrey Glass
Birth Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Profession
Writer, producer, actor, host, radio personality
Fast Facts
- Grew up with an older sister and a younger sister
- Worked in his school yearbook and literary magazine, and was a member of the drama club
- Began his career in radio as an intern at National Public Radio (NPR) in 1978
- Worked as a production assistant to Keith Talbot at NPR
- In 1995, developed This American Life with Torey Malatia after earning a grant from the MacArthur Foundation
- Best know for hosting This American Life since 1995
Awards
- 2012Sundance Film Festival-Best of NEXT: winner
Relationships
- Philip Glass -- Cousin
- Lynda Barry -- Ex-significant Other
- Anaheed Alani -- Ex-wife
- Barry Glass -- Father
- Shirley Glass -- Mother