Jeffrey Charles Ragsdale was an American author, documentary filmmaker, actor and stand-up comedian.
24 Facts About Jeff Ragsdale
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Jeff Ragsdale was overwhelmed with thousands of calls after photos of the flyer were posted on the internet.
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Jeff Ragsdale, One Lonely Guy was selected by Dave Eggers for inclusion in The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012, and it was a GQ 2012 "Book of the Year".
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Jeff Ragsdale was the second of two children born to a Roman Catholic mother, Dolores, and father, Milton.
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Jeff Ragsdale's father was of Czechoslovakian and German descent, while his mother was of Irish and German descent.
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Jeff Ragsdale's parents operated a real estate developing business in Whatcom County.
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Jeff Ragsdale attended Sehome High School and starred on the school's basketball team.
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Jeff Ragsdale was friends with actress Hilary Swank at Sehome High School.
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In 2000 Jeff Ragsdale received a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Washington.
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Jeff Ragsdale studied in the Columbia University MFA Writing Program in 2000.
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In 2001 and 2002 Jeff Ragsdale lived in Guadalajara, Mexico City, and San Jose del Cabo.
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In October 2011 Jeff Ragsdale posted a flyer in New York City as a social experiment.
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Pictures of the flyer went viral after they were posted to the Internet, which resulted in Jeff Ragsdale receiving thousands of phone calls, texts, and voicemails from people from all over the world.
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Jeff Ragsdale compiled the messages into several themes, releasing the book on March 20,2012.
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In 2013 Jeff Ragsdale shot a pilot for a reality show, Being Noticed, which was produced by David Hurwitz.
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Jeff Ragsdale starred in the 2014 documentary Hotline, directed by MTV producer Tony Shaff.
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In 2009 Jeff Ragsdale competed on an episode of Whoopi Goldberg's Head Games, which he won.
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Jeff Ragsdale's work has been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, New York Post, New York Magazine, The Daily Beast, CBS News, O, The Oprah Magazine, Huffington Post, BBC News, Glamour Magazine, The Examiner, The New York Observer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Daily Mail, Capital New York, The Rumpus, The Millions, The Advocate, among others.
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In 2011 Jeff Ragsdale published the book-length essay "Rage", which was run in The Seattle Review, and in 2012, he became a contributor to the online culture magazine The Nervous Breakdown.
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Jeff Ragsdale appeared in a supporting role in the feature film Sister Italy in 2012.
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On May 17,2015 Jeff Ragsdale appeared on the most popular Australian talk show, Sunrise.
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Jeff Ragsdale made a documentary of the events leading up to the interview, titled Behind the Glitter.
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Jeff Ragsdale was an activist, participating in and organizing several protests and demonstrations for causes, one of which was prompted by the murder of Imette St Guillen.
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The resulting protest, organized by Jeff Ragsdale, helped contribute to the closing of The Falls bar in New York City.