Writer Ned Vizzini has died at 32

Writer Ned Vizzini died Thursday at age 32 in New York, the city’s medical examiner has confirmed. Vizzini committed suicide.

Vizzini was a successful young adult author who had found a place in Hollywood. He published his first book, “It’s Kind of a Funny Story,� in 2006. The semi-autobiographical story about an ambitious high school student whose suicide attempt lands him in a mental hospital was made into the 2010 film featuring Zach Galifianakis.

By that time, Vizzini had moved to Los Angeles from New York. He published three other books -- the science-fiction-inflected novel “Be More Chill,� the essay collection “Teen Angst? Naah,� and 2012’s “The Other Normals,� an alternative fantasy for teens.

His most recent book project was the middle-grade series that began with 2013’s “House of Secrets.� Vizzini co-wrote the book with film director Chris Columbus; a sequel, “House of Secrets: Battle of the Beast� is to be published March 25.

While working on books, Vizzini was also writing for television. He had been working on NBC’s “Believe,� coming in March from J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón. He was also on the writing staff of “The Last Resort� and he penned scripts for “Teen Wolf.�

Meanwhile, his essays have appeared in The New Yorker and the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Vizzini is survived by his wife Sabra and their son.

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