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Contents • • • • • • • • Personal life [ ] Cline was born in Ashland, Ohio, the son of Faye Imogene (Williams) and Ernest Christy Cline. His younger brother, Eric, is a Major in, specializing as an EOD () Technician. In 2016, he married poet/nonfiction writer, whom he met at the 1998. Cline’s all-time favorite video game is, [ ] which figures prominently into the plot of his novel. Spoken work [ ] From 1997 to 2001, Cline performed his original work at venues. He was the Austin Poetry Slam Champ in 1998 and 2001 and competed on the Austin Poetry Slam Teams at the 1998 Austin and the 2001 Seattle National Poetry Slam. His most popular spoken-word pieces include 'Dance, Monkeys, Dance,' 'Nerd Porn Auteur,' and 'When I Was a Kid.'

Cline subsequently reworked 'Dance Monkeys Dance' into a faux educational filmstrip, which became a popular viral video that has now been translated into 29 different languages. [ ] In 2001, Cline self-published a collection of his spoken-word writing, The Importance of Being Ernest, and released an album, The Geek Wants Out. In fall 2013 published a new edition of The Importance of Being Ernest with new cover art by Gary Musgrave and new interior illustrations. Screenwriting [ ] In 1996, Cline wrote a script, Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, a sequel to 's 1984 film, and made it available on the Internet. In 1998, Cline's screenplay generated local interest in Austin, Texas, including mention on ' website Ain't It Cool News. In late 2005, the purchased his script for Fanboys, casting,,,, and as the main characters. Fanboys was released on February 6, 2009.

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Also in the summer of 2008, announced that they would be producing Cline's screenplay, Thundercade. Thundercade follows the story of a video game junkie in his mid-30's who learns that a young gamer has beaten a record he set when he was a teenager and who then travels with his friends to the world's largest gaming championship, Thundercade, to restore his former glory. Cline also was hired to the write the screenplays for the film adaptations of his two novels, and. In 2016, Cline wrote an episode for the 14th season of the web show. The episode, titled 'Mr. Blue', was a parody of the 1992 film.

Fiction [ ] In June 2010 Cline sold his first novel,, in a bidding war to the (a division of ). The film rights to the novel were sold the following day to with Cline attached to write the screenplay. Ten months later, with the hardcover release coinciding with the paperback release, Cline revealed on his blog that both the paperback and hardcover editions of Ready Player One contain an elaborately hidden Easter egg. This clue formed the first part of a series of staged video gaming tests, similar to the plot of the novel. Cline also revealed that the competition's grand prize would be a 1981. The prize was awarded in 2012. The paperback is currently in its 17th printing.

Cline's second novel,, was released on July 14, 2015,. On December 7, 2015, Cline announced the sale of the film rights to Armada to Universal Pictures for a reported seven-figure sum. White Cap Platinum Mac. A third novel was announced in August 2015. It has been confirmed that this novel is to be a sequel to Cline's first novel, Ready Player One. However, no information about it was given, other than its genre: Sci-Fi. Literary bibliography [ ] • (2011) • (2015) • Ready Player Two (rumored) Screenwriter bibliography [ ] • (2009) – with • episode 'Mr.

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