WRITER

Diablo Cody

1978 - Today

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Brook Maurio (previously Busey-Hunt; née Busey; born June 14, 1978), known professionally as by the pen name Diablo Cody, is an American writer and producer. She gained recognition for her candid blog and subsequent memoir, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper (2005). Cody received critical acclaim for her screenwriting debut film, Juno (2007), winning both the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diablo Cody has received more than 2,598,330 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Diablo Cody is the 7,105th most popular writer (down from 6,284th in 2019), the 16,623rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,408th in 2019) and the 1,144th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 32.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Juno
Juno (Motion picture)
2007
Candy Girl
Sociology, Stripteasers, Nonfiction
Full of insight and wit, Candy Girl is the seductive memoir of a young woman who dared to bare it all as a stripperDiablo Cody was twenty-four years old when she decided there had to be more to life than typing copy at an ad agency. On a whim, she signed up for amateur night at Minneapolis's seedy Skyway Lounge. She didn't win a prize that night, but she discovered that stripping delivered a rush she had never experienced before, and too many experiences to not write about it. While she didn't fit the ordinary profile of a stripper—she had a supportive boyfriend, was equal parts brainpower and beauty, was from a good family, and was out to do a little soul searching—she soon immersed herself in this enticing life full-time.In Candy Girl, Diablo tells the captivating fish-out-of-water story of her yearlong walk on the wild side. In witty prose she gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at this industry through a writer's keen eye, from quiet gentlemen's clubs to multi-level sex palaces, with all of her wry observations along the way. Some of her discoveries? Blondes make more money; it takes a pro to master The Pole; and while the girls wield much sway over the customers, in reality the power is totally out of their hands. Eventually, the lucrative skin trade began to drain Diablo emotionally, but her foray into this world had a profound and, surprisingly, positive effect. Funny and fascinating, Candy Girl is a seductive treat.
2005
Tully
Drama, Motherhood, Interpersonal relations
The film is about Marlo, a mother of three including a newborn, who is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant to the extravagance at first, Marlo comes to form a unique bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging young nanny named Tully.
2018

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Diablo Cody ranks 7,105 out of 7,302. Before her are Inna Shevchenko, Mark Ravenhill, Park Yeon-mi, Elizabeth Hand, Tom Holland, and Amma Darko. After her are Krisztina Tóth, Kamila Shamsie, Adam Johnson, Lev Grossman, Julia Serano, and Fatima Massaquoi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Diablo Cody ranks 761. Before her are Ebru Timtik, Yulia Barsukova, Marian Álvarez, Lymari Nadal, Corina Morariu, and Soha Ali Khan. After her are Igors Vihrovs, Ennis Esmer, Beth Riesgraf, Sylwester Szmyd, Salvatore Aronica, and Adrienne Frantz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Diablo Cody ranks 16,623 out of 20,380. Before her are Chris Vrenna (1967), Joelle Carter (1972), Desmond Armstrong (1964), Ted Haggard (1956), Corina Morariu (1978), and Chris Murphy (1973). After her are Fred Couples (1959), Curtis Axel (1979), Caeleb Dressel (1996), Marnette Patterson (1980), Kwame Brown (1982), and Katie Featherston (1982).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Diablo Cody ranks 1,144. Before her are Al Roker (1954), Chris Moneymaker (1975), Chris Savino (1962), Mika Brzezinski (1967), Rebecca Walker (1969), and Elizabeth Hand (1957). After her are Adam Johnson (1967), Lev Grossman (1969), Julia Serano (1967), Amor Towles (1964), Roxane Gay (1974), and Ian Brennan (1978).

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