Nationality Canadian Notable works Diamond Dogs | Name Alan Watt Role Philosopher | |
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Occupation Author, screenwriter, comedian, actor Died November 16, 1973, Mount Tamalpais, California, United States Influenced Robert Anton Wilson, Seraphim Rose, Monica Furlong Influenced by Carl Jung, Timothy Leary, Joseph Campbell Books The Book, The Way of Zen, The Wisdom of Insecurity, Become what you are, Tao: The Watercourse Way Similar People Terence McKenna, Carl Jung, Timothy Leary, Joseph Campbell, Jiddu Krishnamurti | ||
Alan Watt (born 1965) is a Canadian author, comedian, actor, lecturer, and screenwriter.
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Career
He has appeared on various comedy shows such as Caroline's Comedy Hour and MTV's 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour, as well the Seinfeld episode The Gum in 1995.
He has taught a summer creative writing workshop at UCLA and has lectured across North America at places such as USC's MBA program and maximum security prisons. In 2002 he founded the L.A. Writers' Lab, where he teaches writers how to write the first draft of their novel in three months.
In 2011 he founded two publishing companies, The 90-Day Novel Press and Writers Tribe Books. His novel Diamond Dogs was optioned by Quad Films in 2012, with Alex Pettyfer set to perform as the lead character.
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