What is the better known nickname of Greg Heffley whose hilarious memoirs are now a hit book franchise?
"""The Three Stooges"". An advance screening for the film was held on July 31, 2012. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw is a novel written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, the third book in the ""Diary of a Wimpy Kid"" series. The book acts as a journal and follows the adventures of Greg Heffley, the narrator of the book, who is in the second half of his seventh-grade year. This book was released in the US on January 13, 2009. The book begins on January 1, with Greg"
"Capron. He currently attends Brown University for theater, film studies and screenwriting. Robert Capron Robert B. Capron III. (born July 9, 1998) is an American actor, voice artist, film producer, comedian and film director who is best known for starring as Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's best friend, in the first three installments of the ""Diary of a Wimpy Kid"" film series. He started off with a role in ""Bride Wars"" and later had small parts in """" and the Disney film ""The Sorcerer's Apprentice"". His mother, Kaye Capron, played his character's mother in ""Diary of a Wimpy Kid"". Capron lives"
"debated over whether to end the series with five books, eventually deciding to continue the series. The story begins with Greg explaining that since he and his best friend Rowley have had a big fight, their friendship has been ""history"". Susan Heffley, Greg's mother, announces that she will be going back to college for a few months in order to stimulate her mind. As a result, the Heffley men must take care of themselves, and most stability falls apart. Food is often ruined, and since Susan usually does the chores around the house, Greg is left with little clean clothes"
"and praise. A film of the same name was released on March 19, 2010. The sequel to the film is """", followed by """" and """". As Greg Heffley is getting ready for his first day of middle school, he is teased by his teenage brother Rodrick, because his mom bought him his supplies for school. He has a little brother, a toddler named Manny, who is ""spoiled rotten"" because he gets everything he wants and also gets away with everything he does wrong. His father, named Frank Heffley, does not encourage Greg's way of life - playing video games"
"University of Maryland, College Park in the early 1990s. It was in college that Kinney created a popular comic strip, ""Idgoof"", which ran in the campus newspaper, ""The Diamondback"". In January 1998, Kinney brought up the idea of a middle-school weakling named Greg Heffley, who writes illustrated stories about his personal life. In May 2004, FunBrain and Jeff Kinney released an online version of the story, titled ""Diary of a Wimpy Kid"". The website made daily entries until June 2005. He worked on his book for almost eight years, before showing it to a publisher in New York. In February"
"Zachary Gordon Zachary Adam Gordon (born February 15, 1998) is an American actor. Beginning his professional acting career at the age of eight, Gordon is a three-time Young Artist Award Best Leading Young Actor nominee, best known for playing Greg Heffley in the first three films of the ""Diary of a Wimpy Kid"" film franchise. Gordon was born in Oak Park, California, to Linda and Kenneth Gordon. He has two brothers and was raised in Southern California. Zach graduated from a public high school in Oak Park. He is Jewish. Gordon's resumé includes multiple television appearances, on programs such as"
"by 2010's ""Diary of a Wimpy Kid"" and followed by 2012's """". The Heffley family attends a party at a roller rink, where Greg reunites with his best friend Rowley Jefferson, meets a new girl at school named Holly Hills who Greg instantly has a crush on, and reveals he passed on the Cheese Touch. During the party, his older brother Rodrick embarrasses Greg by suggesting that he ask Holly to skate with him and then interfering with Couples Skate by persuading a crowd of violent teenagers to enter the rink, along with replacing ""Always"" by Atlantic Starr with a"
"Obert Skye Obert Skye is the pseudonym of Robert Farrell Smith. He is a bestselling American children's writer known for the ""Leven Thumps"" series, the ""Pillage"" trilogy,[1] and ""The Creature from My Closet"" series. He is also the author of ""Witherwood Reform School"" and ""Beyond Foo"". Skye is known for novels that emphasize the power of imagination and importance of discovering the impossible in the mundane. Even the Obert Skye pen name, which is used to further ""research"" on the world of Foo in Leven Thumps and the existence of dragons in Pillage, is “all about imagination” and “thinking bigger"
"Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks Have a Nice Day!: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks is an autobiography of former wrestler Mick Foley. It details his life all the way from his upbringing in New York to winning the WWF Championship from The Rock in December 1998. Foley had originally wanted the book to be called simply ""Blood and Sweatsocks"", but this was eschewed in favor of his long-time catchphrase ""Have a Nice Day!"", with the former being worked into the sub-title. The book debuted at #3 on the New York Times Best Seller List"
"as well. He's also a popular school presenter. Greg Trine Greg Trine is an American author of children’s books and young adult fiction. He is the author of the Melvin Beederman Series, illustrated by Rhode Montijo, and the young-adult novel ""The Second Base"" Club. He also recently started a new chapter book series, The Adventures of Jo Schmo, with the books ""Dinos Are Forever""., ""Wyatt Burp Rides Again"", ""Shifty Business"", and ""Pinkbeard's Revenge. Sometimes referred to as the Bob Newhart of children's literature, Greg writes books that are humorous without being over-the-top silly, which makes his books not only popular"
"Robert Capron Robert B. Capron III. (born July 9, 1998) is an American actor, voice artist, film producer, comedian and film director who is best known for starring as Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's best friend, in the first three installments of the ""Diary of a Wimpy Kid"" film series. He started off with a role in ""Bride Wars"" and later had small parts in """" and the Disney film ""The Sorcerer's Apprentice"". His mother, Kaye Capron, played his character's mother in ""Diary of a Wimpy Kid"". Capron lives in Scituate, Rhode Island, and has also been billed as Robert B."
"episodes in quick succession interspersed with philosophic conversation, all developed by a commentator with a witty tongue and penetrating insight into the outer and inner complications that drive us to act, or prevent us from acting, and that can be called the dilemma of our age."" His best-known works include ""The Adventures of Augie March,"" ""Henderson the Rain King"", ""Herzog"", ""Mr. Sammler's Planet"", ""Seize the Day"", ""Humboldt's Gift"" and ""Ravelstein"". Bellow was widely regarded as one of the 20th century's greatest authors. Bellow said that of all his characters, Eugene Henderson, of ""Henderson the Rain King"", was the one most"
"Sunday"" colour supplement. In addition, Michael runs a fanzine in honour of legendary Welsh psychedelic rock band Man called The Welsh Connection which is circulated to a small but fervent fanbase on a bi-monthly basis. Michael Heatley co-wrote the ""Encyclopedia of Singles"" with Philip Dodd, Eithne Farry and Martin Noble. Michael Heatley Michael Heatley is the author or editor of over thirty biographies, including ""Backstreet Boys: The Unofficial Book"", ""Bon Jovi: In Their Own Words"" and ""Rolf Harris: The Most Talented Man In The World."" In 1995, he wrote the liner notes to Rolf's best-selling album ""Rolf Rules OK!"" Since"
"Guy Hutchinson (comedian) Guy Anthony Hutchinson (born November 22, 1974) is an American author, broadcaster, theme park historian and comedian. Hutchinson (with Chris Mercaldo) wrote the book ""Sesame Place"" which was published by Arcadia Publishing. The book was made with the cooperation of Sesame Place and Sesame Workshop and tells the 35-year history of the Pennsylvania theme park in photos and text. Hutchinson had begun researching the history of Sesame Place by ""watching other people’s home movies on YouTube, sifting through Flickr photos, eBay auctions, and digging through old newspapers on Google,"" when he was contacted by Mercaldo about pitching"
"his cult classic book ""The Golfing Machine."" Kelley died in 1983, but his book, now in its seventh edition, continues to be required reading for golfers. ""Parents Behaving Badly"" (Touchstone, 2011) is satire about youth sports gone wild and Gummer's first work of fiction. As an editor, Gummer has overseen ""Philadelphia Phillies: An Extraordinary Tradition"" (2010) and ""Mac Court Memories"" (2010), the University of Oregon's illustrated history of the school's legendary campus arena. He is also the Executive Editor of ""America's Team: The Authorized History of the Dallas Cowboys"" (2010), ""Blazermania: The Official History of the Portland Trail Blazers"" (2010),"
"""Worst [blank] ever!"" Comic Book Guy (who states Jeff Albertson to be his real name in the episode ""Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass"") is a nerdy, snobby and quarrelsome man best known for his eloquence and crabby, sarcastic quips. He is obsessed with collecting comic books and is an avid science fiction buff. He holds a master's degree in folklore and mythology (having translated ""The Lord of the Rings"" into Klingon as part of his thesis), as well as a degree in chemical engineering, has an IQ of 170, and is a member of the Springfield branch of Mensa."
"Cheese before a teacher chases them off. When the other kids notice that the Cheese has been eaten, Greg takes the fall for Rowley by saying he ate it. This mends their friendship as Greg invites Rowley to play at his house. At the end of the school year, Greg and Rowley make the yearbook Class Favorites page as ""Cutest Friends."" Filming of ""Diary of a Wimpy Kid"" was in Vancouver and wrapped up on October 16, 2009. Lucas Cruikshank, best known for creating the web series ""Fred"", had auditioned for the role as Greg Heffley. Even though he was"
"Days"" in 2012. The short is told through Greg's point of view as he explains his experience with humor and comedy. Zachary Gordon reprises his role as Greg Heffley along other cast members voicing their characters from the films in minor roles. In December 2012, Jeff Kinney announced that he was working on an animated adaptation of ""Cabin Fever"" to air around Christmas 2013. The adaptation would explain how Manny managed to redirect the power for all to his room and no one else's. In August 2013, Kinney stated it would be a half-hour television special, and would air on"
"Leslie McFarlane Charles Leslie McFarlane (October 25, 1902 in Carleton Place, Ontario – September 6, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) was a Canadian journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and filmmaker, who is most famous for ghostwriting many of the early books in the very successful ""Hardy Boys"" series, using the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. The son of a school principal, McFarlane was raised in the town of Haileybury, Ontario. He became a freelance writer shortly after high school. He and his family moved to Whitby, Ontario, in 1936. This period is described in his 1975 book ""A Kid in Haileybury"". As a young"
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School is a children's novel written by American author Jeff Kinney first published in 2015. It is the tenth book of ""Diary of a Wimpy Kid"" series, preceded by """" and followed by """". The book was released on November 3, 2015 worldwide, though an extract from the book was released online on October 27, 2015. This book debuted at No.1 on bestseller charts in India. Greg Heffley's grandfather has been living with his family due to being unable to pay for the rent at the retirement"
"Michael Heatley Michael Heatley is the author or editor of over thirty biographies, including ""Backstreet Boys: The Unofficial Book"", ""Bon Jovi: In Their Own Words"" and ""Rolf Harris: The Most Talented Man In The World."" In 1995, he wrote the liner notes to Rolf's best-selling album ""Rolf Rules OK!"" Since 1977 he has written more than a hundred music, sport and TV books. He has written for magazines including ""Privileged View"" (for viewers of UK Gold and UK Living), ""442"" and ""Fultime"" (Fulham FC), ""Music Week"", ""Billboard"", ""Goldmine"" (US record collecting magazine), ""Radio Times"", ""Daily Record"" and the ""Mail on"
"his hand, startling him. He subsequently becomes famous after the people around him record him and post the footage on the internet, leading Greg to be dubbed as ""Diaper Hands"", much to Greg's devastation. Later, at the Heffley residence, Greg learns that Player Expo is taking place not very far from Meemaw's house in Indianapolis. Greg's gaming star, Mac Digby, will be attending, and Greg hopes to meet him and get in one of his videos so he will gain newfound popularity. He plans to sneak off from the road trip to attend the Expo without his parents' knowledge, however."
"kids. Heather Nuhfer Heather Nuhfer (born 1982) is an American comic book writer who frequently specializes in all-ages material. Heather Nuhfer has written several all-ages comic books, including the lead story in Archaia's Harvey-Award nominated ""Fraggle Rock"" series. Using the pen name of Heather White, Nuhfer's ""Fraggle Rock"" tale presented Jim Henson's characters in an all-new story for the first time in over 20 years. Nuhfer scripted a 4-issue arc of "","" IDW's best-selling comic book series based on Hasbro's hit animated series, which debuted on The Hub in 2010. The arc features art by Amy Mebberson. Nuhfer has also"
"the bed. Despite his many flaws and the situations they have landed him in, Greg can be caring, intelligent, courageous, compassionate and thoughtful, and has done a number of good deeds to prove this, such as deceiving his classmates that he threw the cheese away (to save Rowley's reputation), helping Rodrick complete his science project, etc. Greg also showed unusual maturity when he chose to conceal his late Meemaw's diamond ring that he found in an Easter egg, not wanting to see his family fight over it because it had not been willed to anyone. Rowley Jefferson is Greg Heffley's"
"Glenn Quagmire Glenn Quagmire, often referred to by just his surname, is a character from the American animated television series ""Family Guy"". He is a neighbor and friend of the Griffin family and is best known for his hypersexuality and his catchphrase, ""Giggity"". The show's creator and voice actor Seth MacFarlane describes him as ""an appalling human being who is still caught in the rat-pack era"" based on anachronistic 1950s party-animal clichés. The name ""Quagmire"" was chosen by a college acquaintance of MacFarlane's. MacFarlane came up with Quagmire's voice after listening to fast-talking radio jockeys from the 1950s era, describing"
"It is the only film in the series to be directed by Freudenthal, who was replaced by David Bowers for the rest of the installments. The film was theatrically released on March 19, 2010 in the United States by 20th Century Fox. Greg Heffley, a small 11 year old who constantly fights with his teenage brother Rodrick and younger brother Manny, is apprehensive about beginning middle school. On his first day, he quickly discovers the ups and downs, such as the missing stall doors in the boys' bathroom and the difficulties of obtaining a seat during lunch. During P.E. class,"
"fallen asleep, taking up the bed. Rodrick proceeds to make a bed for himself out of sofa cushions, leaving Greg to sleep in the closet. He falls asleep for a few minutes before being woken up by kids who were playing with a cleaning cart. Greg yells at them for causing a commotion, making the smallest child cry and call for his father, who nearly catches Greg. Greg nicknames the family the ""Beardos"". The next day, the Heffleys go to a country fair, where Greg finds that the Beardos are there as well. Rodrick wins a ""foulest footwear competition"", but"
"Heather Nuhfer Heather Nuhfer (born 1982) is an American comic book writer who frequently specializes in all-ages material. Heather Nuhfer has written several all-ages comic books, including the lead story in Archaia's Harvey-Award nominated ""Fraggle Rock"" series. Using the pen name of Heather White, Nuhfer's ""Fraggle Rock"" tale presented Jim Henson's characters in an all-new story for the first time in over 20 years. Nuhfer scripted a 4-issue arc of "","" IDW's best-selling comic book series based on Hasbro's hit animated series, which debuted on The Hub in 2010. The arc features art by Amy Mebberson. Nuhfer has also written"
"2006, during the New York Comic Con, Jeff signed a multi-book deal with publisher Harry N. Abrams, Inc., to turn ""Diary of a Wimpy Kid"" into a print series. The book became an instant hit, with the online version receiving about 20 million views as of 2007. When many online readers requested a printed version, Kinney agreed, and in April 2007, ""Diary of a Wimpy Kid"" was published. To date, sixteen ""Wimpy Kid"" books have been released, including 2 do-it-yourself books and a movie diary. In April 2009, ""TIME"" named Kinney one of ""The World's Most Influential People"". In 2015,"
"Fregley can ""chew"". Susan one day announces to the Heffleys that her family will come to town for Easter, which totally blindsided Greg and his dad, Frank. So on Easter, the Heffleys went straight from Church to Gramma's house. Soon the day becomes a disaster after a lookout for Great-grandma Meemaw's ring. The next day, Greg finds an old Magic 8 Ball from Rodrick when he was a kid, and has since used it to make choices. Greg decides to join the Yearbook Club, and gets the job to do the pictures for the ""Candids"" page. Greg gets many pictures"
"band, The Caverns, could be as famous as The Beatles. The next day, she finds that The Caverns have replaced The Beatles in history. ""Christian Science Monitor"" found it ""slight but engaging"". Greg Taylor (author) Greg Taylor (born 1951) is an American author of books for children and young adults. He is also a screenwriter of films including ""Jumanji"" and ""Prancer"". He was born and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended Penn State University. Published in 2009 by Feiwel & Friends, ""Killer Pizza"" was Greg Taylor's debut novel and is styled after B horror movies. Aspiring to be a"
"completed on October 16, 2009. The film was directed by Thor Freudenthal and starred Zachary Gordon as Greg Heffley, Robert Capron as Rowley Jefferson, Rachael Harris as Susan Heffley, Steve Zahn as Frank Heffley, Devon Bostick as Rodrick Heffley, Connor and Owen Fielding as Manny Heffley, Chloë Grace Moretz as Angie Steadman, Grayson Russell as Fregley, Laine MacNeil as Patty Farrell, and Karan Brar as Chirag Gupta. It is the only film in the series to be directed by Freudenthal. The musical score was composed by Theodore Shapiro. ""Rodrick Rules"" is the second film in the ""Diary of a Wimpy"
"In April 2007 the editors and book critics of ""USA Today"" selected ""Final Exit"" as one of the most memorable 25 books of the last quarter century. In 2017 he published his life story, ""Good Life, Good Death: The Memoir of a Right To Die Pioneer"" (Carrel Books, New York. ) Derek Humphry Derek Humphry (born 29 April 1930) is a British-born American journalist and author notable as a proponent of legal assisted suicide and the right to die philosophy. In 1980, he co-founded the Hemlock Society and, in 2004, after that organization dissolved, he co-founded the Final Exit Network."