Zack O'Malley Greenburg

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Zack O'Malley Greenburg (born March 8, 1985, New York City) is an American writer, journalist and former child-actor.[1] He is a senior editor at Forbes magazine, where he covers music, media and entertainment. He is also the author of three books: 3 Kings: Diddy, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z and Hip-Hop's Multibillion-Dollar Rise (Little, Brown, 2018);[2] Michael Jackson, Inc.: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of a Billion-Dollar Empire (Atria/Simon & Schuster, 2014); and Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office (Penguin/Portfolio, 2011).[3] He has a fourth book in progress, A-List Angels: How a Band of Actors, Artists, and Athletes Hacked Silicon Valley (Little, Brown, 2020).[4] He played Lorenzo Odone in the 1992 film Lorenzo's Oil.

Professional life[]

Greenburg's first writing job was reviewing video games at Boys' Life magazine at the age of 14. While at Yale, he wrote extensively for the Yale Daily News as a varsity baseball beat reporter, sports columnist and scene (arts and living) writer. A feature he authored on a varsity outfielder who had returned to the field after nearly dying in a car crash won him an AP award his senior year.[5]

He has written more than 1,000 articles for Forbes, Forbes Asia and Forbes.com. He has profiled such influential figures as Ashton Kutcher,[6] Katy Perry,[7] Bruno Mars,[8] Diddy,[9] Kendrick Lamar,[10] Alex Rodriguez,[11] 50 Cent, Toby Keith, Steve Wozniak, Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz, Dr. Ruth and Richard Branson, among others.

He has written for The New York Times,[12] The Washington Post,[13] Billboard,[14] McSweeney's,[15] and other news outlets.[16] He has also served as an expert source for CNBC, BBC, Bloomberg, Reuters, NPR, and other print, web, radio and video outlets.[17]

Personal life[]

Both of Greenburg's parents are authors: his father, Dan Greenburg, authored the series The Zack Files and his mother, Suzanne O'Malley, is a former television writer (Law & Order) and the author of a book on Andrea Yates[citation needed].

A former child actor, Zack played the title role in the film Lorenzo's Oil, alongside Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon.[18] He moved from New York to Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, and graduated from Hastings High School in 2003. Greenburg graduated from Yale College with a degree in American Studies and a concentration in Urban Studies, and started writing for Forbes magazine in 2007.[19]

Books[]

  • Greenburg, Zack O'Malley (2020). A-List Angels: How a Band of Actors, Artists, and Athletes Hacked Silicon Valley. ISBN 978-0316485111.
  • 3 Kings: Diddy, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z and Hip-Hop's Multibillion-Dollar Rise. 2018. ISBN 978-1478911784.
  • Michael Jackson, Inc.: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of a Billion-Dollar Empire. 2014. ISBN 978-1476705965.
  • Empire State of Mind (book): How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office. 2011. ISBN 978-1591845409.

References[]

  1. ^ "Profile". Forbes. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  2. ^ 3 Kings.
  3. ^ SCHULTZ, JONATHAN (March 17, 2011). "What happened to the Jay-Z jeep?". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  4. ^ "A-List Angels by Zack O'Malley Greenburg". Little, Brown and Company.
  5. ^ "Greenburg beats odds to lead the Elis", yaledailynews.com; accessed February 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Eight And A Half X"
  7. ^ "America's Pop Export"
  8. ^ "Bruno Mars Reveals Inspiration Behind Billionaire"
  9. ^ "Diddy at SXSW"
  10. ^ "Kendrick Lamar: Conscious Capitalist"
  11. ^ "A-Rod In Paradise"
  12. ^ O'Malley Greenburg, Zack (March 14, 2019). "Lorenzo's Oil – And Lorenzo's courage". New York Times.
  13. ^ O'Malley Greenburg, Zack (June 15, 2008). "Lorenzo's Oil – And Lorenzo's courage". Washington Post.
  14. ^ O'Malley Greenburg, Zack (June 25, 2014). "When Bon Jovi Met Michael Jackson". Billboard.
  15. ^ O'Malley Greenburg, Zack (December 1, 2011). "Franny and Zooey and Glanton's Gang". McSweeney's.
  16. ^ [1] Yale Alumni Directory
  17. ^ Zack O'Malley Greenburg official website, zogreenburg.com; accessed February 2, 2017.
  18. ^ "IMDb profile". IMDB.
  19. ^ "Zack O'Malley Greenburg: Forbes archive"

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