Derek Milman

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Derek Milman
Born
Derek Andrew Milman

(1979-03-21) March 21, 1979 (age 45)
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Years active2002-present
Websitewww.derekmilman.com

Derek Milman (born March 21, 1979) is an

American actor and novelist
.

Early life

Milman was born in

Yale School of Drama. Milman began his career as a playwright; his first play, "A Visionary Drowns", which he had written while a student at Northwestern, premiered in New York, Off-Broadway
, when he was 22.

Acting

Milman has numerous stage credits, including originating the role of Bill Wade in the 1999 New York premiere of Never Swim Alone, by

Television commercial
.

Milman's television credits include roles on

John Adams as the ill-fated Lieutenant William Barron. In the spring of 2009, Milman was cast in the pilot episode of The Wonderful Maladys for HBO, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. Milman went on to appear in The Wolf of Wall Street, and on television in Orange is the New Black. Milman played Barry Klein in the 2018 season of HULU's The Path
.

Writing

Milman signing books at BookExpo America in 2019

In late 2016 it was announced

Young Adult novel, Scream All Night, would be published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins. The novel was released on July 24, 2018. It is about a young man, legally emancipated from his eccentric family, who inherits their failing B-horror movie studio and must save the family legacy, even if that means facing the monsters—both on screen and off—that have haunted him since his escape. The novel received positive reviews, including a starred review[4] in Publishers Weekly
.

Milman has said

Bray Studios
. The novel was also the subject, briefly, of a Hollywood bidding war.

Milman's sophomore novel, Swipe Right For Murder, was published on August 6, 2019,

Little, Brown, with a foreword by James Patterson. The novel is about a gay teen, seventeen-year-old Aidan Jamison, who gets caught up in a case of mistaken identity after a hookup goes wrong.[7] The novel received rave reviews, including a starred review from Booklist
.

In January 2023, it was announced

Scholastic
.

References

  1. ^ "BIO | Derek Milman". www.derekmilman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  2. ^ "Derek Milman". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  3. ^ "Rights Report: Week of October 31, 2016". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  4. ^ "Children's Book Review: Scream All Night by Derek Milman. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $17.99 (400p) ISBN 978-0-06-266565-2".
  5. ^ "FAQ | Derek Milman". www.derekmilman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  6. ^ "Fall 2019 Children's Sneak Previews".
  7. ^ Swipe Right for Murder. 4 December 2018.
  8. ^ https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/91370-rights-report-week-of-january-23-2023.html

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