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Christopher Noxon

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Christopher Noxon
Born
Christopher Lane Noxon

(1968-11-21) November 21, 1968 (age 56)
Occupation(s)Writer, journalist
Spouse
(m. 1997; div. 2018)
Children2 (1 deceased)
Parent(s)Nicolas Noxon
Mary Straley
RelativesMarti Noxon (sister)
Betty Lane (paternal grandmother)

Christopher Lane Noxon (born November 21, 1968) is an American writer and freelance journalist.[1][2]

Early life

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Noxon was born in Los Angeles, California, to National Geographic documentary filmmaker father, Nicolas Noxon,[3][4] and Mary Straley.[5] His grandmother was painter Betty Lane.

Career

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Noxon began his career at the Los Angeles Daily News. His assignments have included the Democratic National Convention for Reuters and a Playboy feature about drug rehab. Noxon has also written for Los Angeles magazine, The Huffington Post and Salon.com.

His first book was Rejuvenile. The book, which grew out of a story he wrote for The New York Times, was reviewed in BusinessWeek,[6] The New York Sun[7] and covered by The Today Show, Good Morning America and NPR.[8] Noxon appeared on Bill Maher's "Fishbowl" and Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report".[9]

Noxon worked as a music consultant on the Showtime series Weeds, in which copies of his book Rejuvenile appear as a prop in some scenes.[10]

Personal life

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In 1997, Noxon married television writer Jenji Kohan,[11] and is the brother of writer Marti Noxon.[12] Kohan and Noxon had three children.[2][13][14] They live in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles, California.[15] He is a convert to Judaism.[16] Kohan and her family are Jewish.[17][18]

Works and publications

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  • Noxon, Christopher. "I don't want to grow up!" Miller, D. Quentin. The Generation of Ideas: A Thematic Reader. Boston, Mass: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2005. ISBN 978-1-413-00012-2 OCLC 57505721
  • Noxon, Christopher. Rejuvenile Kickball, Cartoons, Cupcakes, and the Reinvention of the American Grown-Up. New York: Crown Publishers, 2006. ISBN 978-0-307-35177-7 OCLC 647131378
  • Noxon, Christopher. Plus One: A Novel. Altadena, California: Prospect Park Books, 2015. ISBN 978-1-938-84943-5 OCLC 900723329

References

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  1. ^ Rachel (August 15, 2005). "Cupcakes Take The Cake: The Christopher Noxon Rejuvenile Cupcake Interview". Cupcakes Take The Cake.
  2. ^ a b Gray, Margaret (January 13, 2015). "Q&A: Christopher Noxon on being a 'domestic first responder' and 'Plus One'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "Christop L Noxon - California Birth Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  4. ^ Fisher, Bob (Winter 2010). "2009 IDA Pioneer Award--Bringing Wildlife to the Small Screen: Nicolas Noxon". Documentary Magazine. Retrieved August 2, 2015. 2009 International Documentary Association Pioneer Award
  5. ^ "Martha M Noxon - California Birth Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  6. ^ Berfield, Susan (June 19, 2006). "Adults Do The Darndest Things". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on June 13, 2006. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  7. ^ Garin, Kristoffer (June 22, 2006). "Oh, To Play Like a Child Again". New York Sun. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  8. ^ Neary, Lynn (July 11, 2006). "'Rejuvenile': Why Adults Are Attracted to Kid Stuff". Talk of the Nation. NPR. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  9. ^ Colbert, Stephen (June 29, 2006). "June 29, 2006 - Christopher Noxon". The Colbert Report. Comedy Central. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  10. ^ Noxon, Christopher. "Rejuvenile on Weeds". www.rejuvenile.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  11. ^ Toohill, Kathleen (February 2, 2015). "Here's What It's Like to Have a Wife Who is More Successful Than You". attn. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  12. ^ Ellenson, Ruth Andrew (July 23, 2006). "So Funny I Forgot to Laugh". The New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  13. ^ Berrin, Danielle (May 3, 2011). "Rhea Kohan: No one spits in her kids' Kasha". Jewish Journal. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  14. ^ Noxon, Christopher (June 23, 2015). "Douchebaggery And The Stay-at-Home Dad". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  15. ^ David, Mark (February 23, 2009). "Weeds Creator Jenji Kohan Gets a New Nest". Variety. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  16. ^ Berrin, Danielle (October 29, 2015). "Christopher Noxon: A Hollywood husband converts". Jewish Journal. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  17. ^ Berrin, Danielle (May 20, 2009). "Smoking the Stereotypes: 'Weeds' creator Jenji Kohan delights in tipping over Judaism's sacred cows". Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  18. ^ Kustanowitz, Esther (April 2009). "'Weeds' Creator, 'Tara' Producer, and the Hebrew Mamita Take on Images of Jewish Women in Media". Beliefnet. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
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