Jeff Kinney Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$70,000,000

Jeff Kinney is a famous American game designer, cartoonist, producer, actor, and children’s book author with a net worth of $80 million. He is best known for creating the ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ children’s book series, which has sold over 150 million books worldwide and has been adapted into feature films. With his consistent success and earnings of $20 million per year, Jeff Kinney is among the highest-paid authors in the world.

Key facts:

Jeff Kinney is an American game designer, cartoonist, producer, actor, and children's book author.

He is best known for creating the 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' children's book series, which has sold more than 150 million books worldwide.

Kinney helped create the popular children's online role-playing game 'Poptropica' in 2007.

In 2015, Kinney opened a local bookstore and café called An Unlikely Story in Plainville, Massachusetts.

He has also dabbled in hosting, guest-hosting episodes of the local quiz bowl show 'High School Quiz Show' on WGBH in Boston.

Basic Information About Jeff Kinney

Category	Celebrities › Authors
Professions	Author, Cartoonist, Actor, Writer, Film Producer, Game designer
Net worth	$70,000,000
Date of birth	1971-02-19 (53 years old)
Place of birth	Fort Washington
Nationality	United States of America
Gender	Male
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb

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What Movie Awards did Jeff Kinney win?

Oscar	Golden Globe	Golder Raspberry	BAFTA	Other
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Jeff Kinney awards

Award Name	State	Movie / Series Name	Year
Blimp Award - Favorite Book	Winner	Diary of a Wimpy Kid	2015
Blimp Award - Favorite Book	Winner	Diary of a Wimpy Kid	2010

Jeff Kinney roles

Movie / Series	Role
Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Writer
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days	Writer
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days	Mr. Hills
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules	Writer
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules	Holly's Dad
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul	Writer
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul	Writer
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul	Man at Player Expo (uncredited)
Made in Hollywood	Self 3 episodes, 2010-2017
Good Morning Britain	Self - 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' Author 1 episode, 2019
CBS News Sunday Morning	Self - Author 1 episode, 2015

Jeff Kinney's Quotes

If I were put into a college lecture hall right now and told to pay attention for 45 minutes, it would be physically impossible for me to do. I'm one of those people who believe that ADD is a gift. It's tough to manage, but if you can harness it you can do great things.
I was an average kid who had his wimpy moments. On our swim team they had something called the developmental meet. I didn't know it was a meet only for the worst kids so that they could get a ribbon, and I'd show up with my friend who was also a terrible swimmer, and we would be amazed that the best kids hadn't bothered to show up. I didn't get it until after college.