Cal Fussman

Calvin "Cal" Fussman is an American journalist and author. He is a Writer at Large for Esquire magazine, known for the What I've Learned column, where he interviews leaders in various fields,[1][2] which have included Mikhail Gorbachev, Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Jack Welch, Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood, Al Pacino, George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Bruce Springsteen, Dr. Dre, Quincy Jones, Woody Allen, Barbara Walters, Pelé, Yao Ming, Serena Williams, John Wooden, and Muhammad Ali.

Cal Fussman
Fussman in 2017
Born
Calvin Fussman

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAuthor, writer
Known forEsquire's What I've Learned column
TitleWriter at Large, Esquire
AwardsJames Beard Foundation Award, Best Personal Essay, 2011
The New York Times Best Seller list
Websitehttp://www.calfussman.com

Early life

Cal Fussman was born in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up on Long Island[3] and earned a bachelor's degree at The University of Missouri School of Journalism.[3]

Career

Fussman started his career as a sportswriter for The Miami Herald and The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, then moved to New York, where his work appeared in the magazines Inside Sports and Sports Illustrated.[3] He learned how to interview on trains and buses, when he travelled around the world for 10 years and was constantly in conversation with people from all cultures and walks of life.[2] Fussman's writing during this time and thereafter often revolved around quests.

Fussman began contributing to Esquire when David M. Granger took over as Editor in Chief in 1997. He became the lead interviewer for the magazine's "What I've Learned" column, in which people who have lived extraordinary lives discuss the wisdom they have accrued. Some the "What I've Learned" column, have reissued in two books titled The Meaning of Life,.[2][4] The Austin Chronicle has described Fussman's work in this format as "peerless" and "prolific".[4]

Awards

Fussman's story about his experience at Windows on the World won a James Beard Foundation Award for best personal essay in 2011.[5]

Bibliography
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  • After Jackie : pride, prejudice, and baseball's forgotten heroes. 2007.
  • Double or nothing : how two friends risked it all to buy one of Las Vegas' legendary casinos. 2008.
  • My remarkable journey. 2009.
  • "How to do a What I've Learned interview". Before We Begin. Esquire: 12. January 2012.
  • Hitmaker : the man and his music. 2013.
  • "Leon Panetta". What I've Learned. Warriors. Esquire. 159 (1): 68–69. January 2013.
  • "James Meredith". What I've Learned. Warriors. Esquire. 159 (1): 70–71. January 2013.
  • "Arnold Schwarzenegger". What I've Learned. Warriors. Esquire. 159 (1): 72–73. January 2013.
  • "Lara Logan". What I've Learned. Warriors. Esquire. 159 (1): 74–75. January 2013.
  • "Jake LaMotta". What I've Learned. Warriors. Esquire. 159 (1): 76–77. January 2013.
  • "Rod Stewart". What I've Learned. Warriors. Esquire. 159 (1): 78–79. January 2013.

Personal life

Fussman is married to Gloria Paes, whom he met on a bus on the way to a beach in Brazil.[6] The couple has three children and lives in Los Angeles.

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References
  1. "The Masthead". Esquire Magazine. 2012. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  2. "How to do a What I've Learned Interview", Esquire, New York, January 2012.
  3. Howlett, Philip. "Letter From The Publisher", Sports Illustrated, New York, March 14, 1983. Retrieved on October 8, 2014.
  4. Badgley, Shawn. "Big Books", The Austin Chronicle, Austin, 10 December 2014. Retrieved on October 9, 2014.
  5. "James Beard Foundation Award Winners 2012", Retrieved on October 8, 2014.
  6. Fussman, Cal. "300 Things We Didn't Know About Gerard Butler" Archived September 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Esquire, New York, July 13, 2009. Retrieved on 9 October 22014005.
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