Daniel Handler

Daniel Handler
Handler in 2006
Born	(1970-02-28) February 28, 1970 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupations	Author musician screenwriter television writer television producer
Spouse	Lisa Brown
Children	1
Writing career
Pen name	Lemony Snicket
Period	1998–present
Genre	Children's literature
Notable works	A Series of Unfortunate Events, All the Wrong Questions, The Basic Eight, Watch Your Mouth, Adverbs

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A Series of Unfortunate Events
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Creators Daniel Handler Brett Helquist
Books in the series Main books The Bad Beginning The Reptile Room The Wide Window The Miserable Mill The Austere Academy The Ersatz Elevator The Vile Village The Hostile Hospital The Carnivorous Carnival The Slippery Slope The Grim Grotto The Penultimate Peril The End Supplementary books Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography The Beatrice Letters All the Wrong Questions The Puzzling Puzzles The Blank Book The Notorious Notations The Dismal Dinner 13 Shocking Secrets You'll Wish You Never Knew About Lemony Snicket
Characters Main characters Count Olaf Violet Baudelaire Klaus Baudelaire Sunny Baudelaire  Lemony Snicket Side characters Mr. Arthur and Mrs. Polly Poe Beatrice Baudelaire Bertrand Baudelaire Beatrice Baudelaire II Dr. Montgomery “Uncle Monty” Montgomery Aunt Josephine Anwhistle Isaac "Ike" Anwhistle Jerome and Esmé Squalor Count Olaf’s Acting Troupe Carmelita Spats The Caligari Carnival Freaks The Man with a Beard But No Hair The Woman with Hair But No Beard Duncan, Isadora, and Quigley Quagmire Sir (the lumbermill owner) Charles (the assistant of Sir) Vice-Principal Nero Hector Hal Olivia “Madame Lulu” Caliban Bruce Captain Widdershins Frank, Ernest, and Dewey Denouement Inky the Incredibly Deadly Viper The Mambu du Mal (snake) The Lachrymose Leech The V.F.D. Crows The Volunteer Feline Detectives The Snow Gnats The V.F.D. Eagles The Great Unknown or the Bombinating Beast Additional characters The Poe family Justice Strauss Gustav Sebald Larry the Waiter Phil the Lumbermill Worker Dr. Georgina Orwell Mr. Remora Mrs. Bass Ms. Tench Mr. and Mrs. Quagmire The Council of Elders Mrs. Morrow Mr. Lesko Jacques Snicket Geraldine Julienne Milt the Shopkeeper Lou the Newspaper Boy Babs The Man with Pimples on His Chin Fiona Widdershins Kit Snicket The Castaways Ishmael The Unnamed Constable Judge Fred Gallo Jacquelyn Scieszka Mr. Tammerlane Chief of the Official Fire Department
Adaptations Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (film adaptation) A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series) Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (video game) The Tragic Treasury: Songs from A Series of Unfortunate Events A Series of Unfortunate Events (board game) A Series of Unfortunate Events (card game) A Series of Unfortunate Events (audiobooks)

Daniel Handler (born February 28, 1970) is an American writer, musician, and television producer. He is best known for his children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events and All the Wrong Questions, published under the pen name Lemony Snicket. The former was adapted into a film in 2004 as well as a Netflix series from 2017 to 2019.

Handler has published adult novels and a stage play under his real name, along with other children's books under the Snicket pseudonym. His first book, a satirical fiction piece titled The Basic Eight, was rejected by many publishers for its dark subject matter.

Handler has also played the accordion in several bands, and he appeared on the indie pop band The Magnetic Fields' album 69 Love Songs.