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Jerry Stahl is the author of I, Fatty. He is also the author of the bestselling memoir Permanent Midnight, which was made into a movie starring Ben Stiller, and the novels Perv — A Love Story and Plainclothes Naked. His fiction and nonfiction have been featured in magazines including Esquire and Playboy, and he writes the monthly Culture column for Details. He has also written extensively for film and television. He has one daughter and lives in Los Angeles.