Bret Easton Ellis - ProfilesArchive

About Me

"Bret Easton Ellis was born in Los Angeles and raised in Sherman Oaks in the San Fernando Valley, the son of Robert Martin Ellis, a wealthy property developer, and Dale Ellis, a housewife. His parents divorced in 1982. He was educated at Buckley High School, where he did not distinguish himself, and then took a music-based course at Bennington College in Vermont, which is thinly disguised as Camden Arts College in his novel 'The Rules Of Attraction.' He was a part-time musician in some minor 1980s bands, such as The Parents, before his first book was published while he was still a student. Less Than Zero,' a tale of disaffected, rich teenagers of Los Angeles, was well received by the critics and sold respectably (50,000 copies in its first year). He moved to New York in 1987 to release his second novel.His most controversial work, the graphically violent novel 'American Psycho,' was intended to be published by Simon & Schuster but they withdrew after external protests (NOW, and many others, considered the novel dangerously misogynistic and worse) and pressure from Gulf & Western. The novel was later published by Vintage. Some consider this novel, whose protagonist, Patrick Bateman, is both a cartoonishly materialistic yuppie and a serial killer, to be an example of transgressive art. 'American Psycho' has achieved considerable cult status."-Wikipedia (Ellis' latest work is the novel "Lunar Park")

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

This is an unofficial myspace profile of Bret. It was created by a fan of his work and is for his fans. Suggestions, corrections and compliments are welcome.

Music:

Some of Bret's favorite bands or artists are: Bruce Springsten, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, Tom Waits, and Bob Dylan.

Movies:

Film adaptations of Bret's novels: "Less Than Zero" (1987), "American Psycho" (2000), and his favorite film adaptation of any of his novels so far, "The Rules of Attraction" (2002).

Books:

Authors whose work has inspired or interested Bret are: James Joyce, John Updike, Ernest Hemingway, Joan Didion, Don DeLillo, and many others. Books he has written: "Less Than Zero" (1985), "The Rules of Attraction" (1987), "American Psycho" (1991), "The Informers" (linked short stories, 1994), "Glamorama" (1999), and "Lunar Park" (2005).

My Blog

Tour dates cancelled...

... the official Bret Easton Ellis website said so.
Posted by Bret Easton Ellis on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:29:00 PST

"Informers" movie news.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30101
Posted by Bret Easton Ellis on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 04:26:00 PST

Video clips of an interview with Bret from bbc.co.uk.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A6127427
Posted by Bret Easton Ellis on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 04:10:00 PST

Bret video interview.

Here.
Posted by Bret Easton Ellis on Fri, 23 Dec 2005 12:48:00 PST

KCRW interview.

Ellis radio interview....
Posted by Bret Easton Ellis on Fri, 16 Dec 2005 01:32:00 PST

Bret on the Bat Segundo Show.

It's over 50 minutes long, check it out. Click on the bat. http://www.edrants.com/segundo/archives/002302.html
Posted by Bret Easton Ellis on Wed, 26 Oct 2005 05:08:00 PST

New radio interview with Bret.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bb c.co.uk/radio/aod/fivelive_aod.shtml?fivelive/bret_ellis...
Posted by Bret Easton Ellis on Wed, 26 Oct 2005 04:56:00 PST

Recent article/interview on Bret you may want to read.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7-1809390_1,00.html
Posted by Bret Easton Ellis on Wed, 26 Oct 2005 04:49:00 PST

Link to watch Bret Easton Ellis on the Today Show!

You have to dredge through a few advertisements, but the whole interview is there. http://video.msn.com/video/p.htm?f=05/64&i=fff4ce4a-1661 -49f4-8639-83aa02aaa23b&rf=http://broadcast.orga...
Posted by Bret Easton Ellis on Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:00:00 PST

Bret's "Lunar Park" book tour dates.

8/20/2005 Book Hampton20 Main Street E. Hampton, NY 11937631-324-4939 8 pm8/23/2005 Coliseum Books11 West 42 Street New York, NY 10036212-840-7955 6:30 pm8/24/2005 Half King505 W. 23rd Street New York...
Posted by Bret Easton Ellis on Fri, 19 Aug 2005 10:38:00 PST