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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 spent a decade as a senior editor at Forbes magazine, covering music, media and entertainment. He is also the author of five books, including Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office (Penguin/Portfolio, 2011)[2] and A-List Angels: How a Band of Actors, Artists, and Athletes Hacked Silicon Valley (Little, Brown, 2020).[3] He played Lorenzo Odone in the 1992 film Lorenzo's Oil.

Professional life

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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.[4]

He has written more than 1,000 articles for Forbes, Forbes Asia, and Forbes.com. He has profiled such influential figures as Ashton Kutcher,[5] Katy Perry,[6] Bruno Mars,[7] Kendrick Lamar,[8] Alex Rodriguez,[9] 50 Cent, Toby Keith, Steve Wozniak, Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz, Dr. Ruth, and Richard Branson.

He has written for The New York Times,[10] The Washington Post,[11] Billboard,[12] McSweeney's,[13] and other news outlets.[14] He has also served as an expert source for CNBC, BBC, Bloomberg, Reuters, NPR, and other print, web, radio, and video outlets.[15]

Personal life

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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.[16] 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.[17]

Books

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

References

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  1. ^ "Zack O'Malley Greenburg (Former Staff)". Forbes. n.d. ISSN 0015-6914. LCCN sf86091533. OCLC 6465733. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022. A former child actor, Zack played the title role in the film Lorenzo's Oil (1992) and arrived at Forbes in 2007 after graduating from Yale with an American Studies degree.
  2. ^ SCHULTZ, JONATHAN (March 17, 2011). "What happened to the Jay-Z jeep?". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  3. ^ Greenburg, Zack O'Malley (July 16, 2019). A-List Angels by Zack O'Malley Greenburg. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 9780316485111.
  4. ^ "Greenburg beats odds to lead the Elis", yaledailynews.com; accessed February 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "Eight And A Half X"
  6. ^ "America's Pop Export"
  7. ^ "Bruno Mars Reveals Inspiration Behind Billionaire"
  8. ^ "Kendrick Lamar: Conscious Capitalist"
  9. ^ "A-Rod In Paradise"
  10. ^ O'Malley Greenburg, Zack (March 14, 2019). "Lorenzo's Oil – And Lorenzo's courage". New York Times.
  11. ^ O'Malley Greenburg, Zack (June 15, 2008). "Lorenzo's Oil – And Lorenzo's courage". Washington Post.
  12. ^ O'Malley Greenburg, Zack (June 25, 2014). "When Bon Jovi Met Michael Jackson". Billboard.
  13. ^ O'Malley Greenburg, Zack (December 1, 2011). "Franny and Zooey and Glanton's Gang". McSweeney's.
  14. ^ [1] Yale Alumni Directory
  15. ^ Zack O'Malley Greenburg official website, zogreenburg.com; accessed February 2, 2017.
  16. ^ "IMDb profile". IMDB.
  17. ^ "Zack O'Malley Greenburg: Forbes archive"
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