Mitch Albom

Mitch Albom (born 1958) is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, and radio and television presenter. He became widely known for the autobiographical book *Tuesdays with Morrie* (1997), which achieved international success. His novel *The Five People You Meet in Heaven* (2005) also became a bestseller. Albom has also worked as a musician and, before his journalism career, was an amateur boxer, nightclub singer, and pianist. In 2011, Michigan State University awarded him an honorary doctorate. He also founded several charitable organizations, including A Time to Help and the Have Faith Haiti Mission.