1. Davy Rothbart's magazine Found is dedicated to discarded notes, letters, flyers, photos, lists, and drawings found and sent in by readers.
16 Facts About Davy Rothbart
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Davy Rothbart has toured the US with his live spoken-word show, reading from Found Magazine and his own books of stories and essays.
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In September 2012, Davy Rothbart's book of personal essays, My Heart Is An Idiot, was released by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
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The book, which details Davy Rothbart's lost loves and longtime life on the road.
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Davy Rothbart writes for GQ, The Believer, New York Magazine, Grantland, Dwell, SLAM Magazine, Maxim, and The Sun, and has a recurring column in Los Angeles Magazine.
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At the University of Michigan, Davy Rothbart won the Arthur Miller Award, the Lawrence Kasdan Scholarship, and nine Hopwood Awards.
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Davy Rothbart's second Rise Against documentary, Another Station: Another Mile, which follows the band as they write songs for a new album and perform shows around the world, was released in October 2010.
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In May 2011, Davy Rothbart directed a behind-the-scenes featurette for ItGetsBetter.
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In 2008, Easier with Practice, a film based on an article Davy Rothbart wrote for GQ about his life on tour, was shot in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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In January 2009, Davy Rothbart filmed his first full-length narrative feature, Overhaul, which stars rapper Daniel "D Shot" Garvatt as a pizza driver in desperate circumstances on New Year's Eve.
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Davy Rothbart himself delivered for Bell's Pizza in Ann Arbor, Michigan for six years.
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From 2010 to 2012, Davy Rothbart filmed a documentary called Medora, which follows a resilient high-school basketball team in the small, struggling town of Medora, Indiana.
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Davy Rothbart is the subject of a documentary, directed by David Meiklejohn, called My Heart Is An Idiot, which premiered in April 2011, and screened in twenty US cities that spring.
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Davy Rothbart has made token appearances as an actor, including a role as Miami night club manager Jake Sylvano in the film The Strongest Man, directed by Kenny Riches, which premiered in January, 2015 at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Davy Rothbart is the founder of Washington To Washington, an annual hiking adventure which brings inner-city kids from Washington, DC, New Orleans, and Southeast Michigan to New Hampshire for a climb to the top of Mt.
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Davy Rothbart directs the Found Magazine Prison Pen-Pal Program, connecting Found readers on the outside with those behind bars, and is active with the youth writing programs 826 National, 826michigan, and 826LA.