About Ernest Cline
Ernest Cline was born on March 29, 1972, in Ashland, Ohio. Cline is now an American novelist, spoken word artist, and screenwriter. In his early years, Cline spent a large portion of his young adulthood working many low-paying technical support jobs which permitted him to surf the Internet while on the clock and research his many pop-culture obsessions. Cline’s career made its debut in 1997 by performing spoken word at the Austin Poetry Slam. At the same time, Cline dipped his toes into screenwriting, resulting in works such as Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, Fanboys, and Thundercade, about a young video game junkie on his quest to beat the highest score, which is thought to have sparked Cline’ interest in creating Ready Player One just two years later. Cline now currently resides with his wife and daughter in Austin, Texas.
