26 Facts About Jon Ronson

Jon Ronson was born on 10 May 1967 and is a British-American journalist, author, and filmmaker.

Jon Ronson is known for works such as Them: Adventures with Extremists, The Men Who Stare at Goats, and The Psychopath Test.

Jon Ronson has been described as a gonzo journalist, becoming a faux-naif character in his stories.

Jon Ronson produces informal but sceptical investigations of controversial fringe politics and science.

Jon Ronson has published nine books and his work has appeared in publications such as The Guardian, City Life and Time Out.

Jon Ronson has made several BBC Television documentary films and two documentary series for Channel 4.

Jon Ronson attended Cardiff High School and later worked for CBC Radio in Cardiff, before moving to London to study for a media degree at the Polytechnic of Central London.

Jon Ronson later adapted this into a television series, The Ronson Mission, for BBC2 in 1993.

Jon Ronson's first book, Clubbed Class, is a travelogue in which he bluffs his way into a jet set lifestyle, in search of the world's finest holiday.

Jon Ronson follows independent investigators of secretive groups such as the Bilderberg Group.

Jon Ronson contributed the memoir "A Fantastic Life" to the Picador anthology Truth or Dare, in 2004.

Jon Ronson investigates people such as Major General Albert Stubblebine III, former head of intelligence, who believed that people can walk through walls with the right mental preparation, and that goats can be killed simply by staring at them.

An eponymous film of the book was released in 2009, in which Jon Ronson's investigations were fictionalised and structured around a journey to Iraq.

Jon Ronson is played by the actor Ewan McGregor in the film.

Jon Ronson's fourth book, Out of the Ordinary: True Tales of Everyday Craziness, is a collection of his Guardian articles, mostly those concerning his domestic life.

Jon Ronson co-presented a KFM show with Craig Cash, who went on to write and perform in The Royle Family and Early Doors.

Jon Ronson contributes to Public Radio International in the United States, particularly the program This American Life.

Jon Ronson hosted and wrote the podcast The Butterfly Effect, which was released in November 2017 by Audible and was made available on other podcasting platforms.

Jon Ronson subsequently hosted and wrote the podcast The Last Days of August, released in January 2019.

Jon Ronson returned to the BBC in 2021 with Things Fell Apart: a podcast on the culture wars for BBC Sounds in a similar format to his previous works for Amazon.

Jon Ronson was the manager of the Manchester indie band The Man from Delmonte.

Jon Ronson has appeared as a guest on various shows, including Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled.

Jon Ronson sold the film rights to The Men Who Stare at Goats, and subsequently a film of the same name was released in 2009 as a comedy war film directed by Grant Heslov and written by Peter Straughan.

However, unlike Jon Ronson, Wilton was an American from Ann Arbor.

Jon Ronson is Jewish and is a "distinguished supporter" of Humanists UK.

Jon Ronson is a fan of the football team Arsenal FC and has spoken of his "adoration" of the club.