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Jesse Oren Kellerman (born September 1, 1978) is an American novelist and playwright. He has published the novels Sunstroke (2006), Trouble (2007), The Genius (2008), The Executor (2010), Potboiler (2012), and with his father, Jonathan Kellerman, The Golem of Hollywood (2014).For his play Things Beyond Our Control (2004), he was honored with a Princess Grace Award, which recognizes emerging talent in theater, dance, and film in the U.S. He is also the recipient of the Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle. Potboiler was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. His essay "Let My People Go to the Buffet" was included in Penguin's Best American Spiritual Writing in 2011.
Kellerman was born in Los Angeles, California, the oldest child and only son of the bestselling mystery novelists Faye Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman. He studied psychology at Harvard and playwriting at Brandeis University. In 1994 he published a book of children's poetry, Daddy, Daddy, Can You Touch the Sky?, with Jonathan Kellerman. For a time he served as lead guitarist for the L.A.-based indie rock band Don't Shoot the Dog.He is an Orthodox Jew, as are his parents, and resides in Berkeley, California, with his wife, Gabriella Sarah (Rosen), and their three children.