1. Val Matthew Emmich is an American writer, singer-songwriter, and actor.
16 Facts About Val Emmich
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Val Emmich has had roles on HBO's Vinyl, NBC's 30 Rock, Showtime's The Big C, and ABC's Ugly Betty.
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Val Emmich is the author of The New York Times bestselling YA book Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel and the adult novel The Reminders.
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Val Emmich attended Manalapan High School where he played soccer.
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Val Emmich then formed a new band, Awake Asleep, with Gesner on Bass, releasing one album.
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Val Emmich then recorded Slow Down Kid, a full-length independent album on Childlike Records produced by Wayne Dorrell.
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In November 2002, Val Emmich recorded his first music video, for the song "Shock", with his friend Matt Schumann, who went on to direct nearly all of Val Emmich's music videos.
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Val Emmich was then signed by Epic Records label Red Ink and recorded a new version of his Slow Down Kid album with four new songs, despite having already written and recorded an entire album of new material.
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In 2005, Val Emmich moved temporarily to Woodstock, New York and recorded another independent album, Songs, Volume 1: Woodstock which was released in 2007.
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Val Emmich released Looking For A Feeling You Never Knew You Needed on September 21,2010, in a digital only format.
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In 2015, Val Emmich began a side project called The Good Names Are Taken and released a self-titled 6-song EP.
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Val Emmich began acting in 1997 to finance his college education.
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On May 28,2017, Val Emmich appeared on NPR's "Weekend Edition" to discuss the book with host Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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In 2018, Val Emmich adapted Steven Levenson and Pasek and Paul's Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen into a young adult novel.
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Val Emmich lives in Jersey City, New Jersey with his wife, who is a teacher, and their two children.