Daniel Handler

Daniel Handler (born February 28, 1970 in San Francisco, California), also professionally known as Lemony Snicket, is an American author, screenwriter, and accordionist. A native San Franciscan, alumnus

Daniel Handler (born February 28, 1970 in San Francisco, California), also professionally known as Lemony Snicket, is an American author, screenwriter, and accordionist. A native San Franciscan, alumnus of the San Francisco Boys Chorus, and graduate of Lowell High School, he graduated from Wesleyan University in 1992.

His novels are The Basic Eight and Watch Your Mouth; they are comedies with a Gothic mood and rather adult subject matter. His screenplays were produced as the 2003 films Rick (based on the Verdi opera Rigoletto) and Kill the Poor (based on the novel by Joel Rose). His accordion playing can be heard most notably on The Magnetic Fields' album, 69 Love Songs. He lives in a 1907 Victorian house on a steep hill in San Francisco, California. He is married to Lisa Brown, a graphic artist he met at university.