15 Facts About Drew Magary

Andrew Schuyler Magary was born on October 7,1976 and is an American journalist, humor columnist, podcast host, and novelist.

Drew Magary was a correspondent for GQ, has written three novels, and formerly was a long-time columnist for Deadspin.

Drew Magary currently writes for Defector Media and SFGate and is the author of The Night the Lights Went Out: A Memoir of Life with Brain Damage, a memoir chronicling his brain injury and subsequent recovery.

Andrew Schuyler Magary was born to American parents in Wahroonga, a suburb of Sydney, while his father was working in Australia.

Drew Magary moved with his family to the US at the age of four months and grew up in Minnesota and Connecticut.

Drew Magary attended the University of Michigan before transferring to Colby College in Maine, where he majored in English and participated in the drama club.

Drew Magary later became a contributor to the sports website Deadspin and became the site's columnist, providing commentary and answering reader mail in an irreverent and often profane style, reminiscent of Bill Simmons's mailbag editorial feature.

Drew Magary announced his departure from the site via a post on his personal Kinja page on October 31,2019.

Drew Magary has worked frequently as a correspondent for GQ magazine.

In 2013 Drew Magary interviewed Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson for the magazine and the article became widely covered for several comments made by Robertson, particularly concerning homosexuality.

In 2012, Drew Magary applied to appear on an amateurs episode of the cooking competition show Chopped.

Drew Magary posted the answers to the application's questions in an installment of his humor column on Deadspin.

On October 31,2019, Drew Magary announced his resignation from Deadspin.

From August 2019 to September 2020, Drew Magary wrote about politics and culture for Gen, a Medium publication.

Since April 2020, Drew Magary has been a columnist at SF Gate, a digital sister-site of the San Francisco Chronicle.