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Maddox is the pen name of George Ouzounian, an American humorist, satirist, Internet personality, and author. He gained fame on the Internet in the early 2000s for his opinion-oriented website, ''The Best Page in the Universe'', which he still maintains. His first book, ''The Alphabet of Manliness'' (2006), became a ''New York Times'' bestseller. He is a graduate of Woods Cross High School in Woods Cross, Utah; he also attended the University of Utah, but does not hold a degree.〔http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/?p=19891〕 ==Career== Maddox started ''The Best Page in the Universe''〔"(The Brains Behind: The Best Page In The Universe )." ''.net Magazine''〕 in 1997. He took his pen name from the 1987 original video animation ''Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01''. The majority of the content is satirical. Maddox reported in 2006 that the site's online store earned enough for him to "stay above water."〔"(Obscure satirist suddenly a best-seller )." ''The Honolulu Advertiser''.〕 Maddox is reported to have worked as a programmer for a telemarketing company until 2004.〔〔"(It's a man's world )." ''Salon''〕 On June 6, 2006, Maddox appeared at the San Diego Comic Con〔"(2006 Exhibitors M-Z )." ''San Diego Comic Con''〕 with his comic book, ''The Best Comic in the Universe''.〔"(Pure testosterone...now in book format. "The Alphabet of Manliness" )." ''The Stanford Daily''〕 Maddox's first book, ''The Alphabet of Manliness'', was published in 2006〔"(The Alphabet Of Manliness (Hardcover) )." ''Amazon.com''〕 and reached number one on the Amazon.com sales chart. The book is illustrated and has a chapter-length entry for each letter in the English alphabet regarding a "manly" topic (for example, N is for Norris, Chuck).〔〔Weinman, Jaime J. "(The bestseller no one's ever read )." ''Maclean's magazine''.〕 Maddox, along with Thom Beers and Dax Herrera, had been working on a reality television show for Spike TV titled ''Manformation'', which was to showcase the experiences of everyday men in extraordinary events; however, the project was shelved. In 2010 he appeared on ''Penn & Teller: Bullshit!s eighth season episode "Old People" and started his own web series, ''The Best Show in the Universe'', on YouTube.〔http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=light〕 In 2011 his second book, ''I Am Better Than Your Kids'', was published. Maddox has also performed in the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=George Ouzounian )〕 In 2012, Maddox appeared in the web series ''Tournament of Nerds'' as the character Kool-Aid Man. Maddox was also cast in the horror film ''Ooga Booga'' as the character Skeez. In 2014, Maddox teamed up with comedic author "Dick Masterson" — a pseudonym for Dax Herrera — to create the weekly podcast ''The Biggest Problem in the Universe''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Biggest Problem in the Universe: Who )〕 In May of 2015, Maddox announced on his webpage his intention to write a third book; he has not yet announced the title, genre, or content.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Third Book Announcement )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maddox (writer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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