Peter Sagal

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications.
Primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of the article are generally not sufficient for a Wikipedia article. Please include more appropriate citations from reliable sources, or discuss the issue on the talk page.
This article has been tagged since April 2008.
Peter Sagal speaking at "The Amaz!ng Meeting 5" (January 20, 2007)
Peter Sagal speaking at "The Amaz!ng Meeting 5" (January 20, 2007)

Peter Sagal is an American playwright, screenwriter, actor, and host of the National Public Radio game show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! He is originally from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, although he currently resides in a suburb of Chicago. Sagal attended Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Sagal is a regular contributor to the The New York Times Magazine's "True-Life Tales" column, beginning with a column entitled "He Goes Down Looking," which appeared in the August 6, 2006 issue. He was also a guest movie critic on the television show Ebert & Roeper in the December 2, 2006 episode. He has a column about running equipment in Runner's World and has also written for the Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, and other publications.

His book, The Book of Vice: Naughty Things and How to Do Them was published in October 2007 by HarperCollins.[1]

In April, 2007, his play Denial received its New York premiere at the Metropolitan Playhouse on the Lower East Side, receiving positive reviews.

Sagal is a marathoner, most recently completing the 2007 Boston Marathon. Sagal was also an extra in a Michael Jackson music video.[2]

Of Jewish ethnicity, his brother Douglas Sagal is a rabbi at Temple Emanuel in Westfield, New Jersey. His brother Roger Sagal is an attorney in Ouray, Colorado.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Book of Vice By Peter Sagal. HarperCollins. Retrieved on 2007-10-16.
  2. ^ Peter Sagal. NPR Biography.

[edit] External links

v • d • e
National Public Radio
Productions
Distributions
Personalities
See also
Image:Radio_icon.png This United States biographical article related to radio is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.