Paul Davidson (born in
Smithtown,
New York in 1971) is an American author who is best known for his ''Words for My Enjoyment'' blog and his 2006 book ''The Lost Blogs''.
It was after moving to
Los Angeles
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,
California
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in 1995 and working in film production at a variety of film companies like
New Line Cinema
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and the
Jim Henson Company
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that he began writing. Davidson is a contributor to
National Public Radio
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's ''All Things Considered'',
Wired Magazine
''Wired'' (stylized as ''WIRED'') is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered in San Fr ...
,
Mental Floss Magazine and
The Los Angeles Times
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.
Books
Consumer Joe
On September 9, 2003 he released his book ''
Consumer Joe: Harassing Corporate America, One Letter at a Time''. As of August 2005 the book was already entering its fourth printing and in 2007 remained on Amazon's top 200,000 book seller list.
The Lost Blogs
In July 2005, Davidson sold his second humor book, ''The Lost Blogs'' to
Time Warner
Warner Media, LLC ( traded as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate. It was headquartered at the 30 Hudson Yards complex in New York City, United States.
It was originally established in 1972 by ...
. The fictional humor book, which features weblogs "as written" by history's most famous figures, was published in 2006.
The Small Stuff
On April 12, 2022, Davidson released ''The Small Stuff,'' published by Hadleigh House Publishing. ISBN 978-1735773872
Film and television
Paul Davidson has worked as a supervising line producer for an episode of ''
The Princes of Malibu
''The Princes of Malibu'' is an American reality television series which premiered on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox on July 10, 2005. There were six episodes broadcast; the first two aired on Fox, and the remaining four aired on Fox Reality Channel ...
''. He has also been on film crews in various capacities. He is currently working on the sci-fi comedy ''Grounded'' for Walt Disney Pictures.
Outing Mr. Six
In February 2006, Davidson revealed the true identity of the Six Flags Dancing Guy
Mr. Six on his blog as
Queer Eye for the Straight Girl's
Danny Teeson. The reveal was also confirmed in The New York Post and In Style Magazine.
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References
External links
Official site
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1971 births
Living people
American male bloggers
American bloggers
American male writers