Dan Brown is best known for his bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code which released in 2003. He is an American author whose works are based on thriller action.His novels consist of the themes of cryptography,keys,codes,symbols,ambigrams and conspiracy theories etc.With just seven books in stores, he has sold 200 million copies which makes him one of the highest selling author of all times. The Robert Langdon series is currently the seventh highest selling series of all time.He was named by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 influential people in the world in 2005.

CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION

Daniel Brown was born on June,22 1964 in Exeter,New Hampshire U.S. He was brought up in the same town.He studied in Phillips Exeter Academy and graduated from there too. His father Richard G. Brown was a Mathematics teacher in the same academy until 1997.
Both of his parents were singers and musicians.

Since his childhood, Brown had keen interest in ciphers,clues and codes.He together with his siblings used to solve anagrams and puzzles to hunt for the gifts on special occasions.
He grew up surrounded by paradoxical philosophies of science and religion.These themes eventually formed the backdrop of his novels.After graduating from Phillips Exeter, Brown attended Amherst College, where he was a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity.He played Squash,singer in Glee Club. He enrolled in the art history course at University of Seville in 1985.

SINGER AND SONG-WRITER

After graduation he tried his hands in the music industry.He self-produced a children cassette SynthAnimals.He later produced his own recode label Dalliance.He spent several years attempting to establish himself as a singer-songwriter and pianist with only marginal success.

These endeavors however lead him to live in Los Angeles where he taught Spanish at Beverly Hills Preparatory School to supplement his income and where he also met Blythe Newlon.This lady,twelve years his senior,was then employed as Artistic Director of the National Academy of Songwriters.As their relationship developed Blythe used her influence in attempts to further Dan Brown’s music career.

In 1993 he decided to return to the New Hampshire and secured a teaching job in English at Phillips Exeter Academy, Blythe accompanied him.They married in 1997, at Pea Porridge Pond, near Conway, New Hampshire . In 1994 Brown released a CD titled Angels & Demons. Its artwork was the same ambigram by artist John Langdon which he later used for the novel Angels and Demons.

CHRONOLOGY OF NOVELS

In 1993,Brown read Sidney Sheldon’s novel ‘The Doomsday Conspiracy’ during holiday in Tahiti which inspired him to become writer of thrillers. In 1995 Brown and Blythe wrote under the pseudonym Danielle Brown ‘187 Men to Avoid : A guide for the romantically frustrated woman’.
In 1998, Digital Fortess was published.Set within the clandestine National Security Agencies,the novel explores the fine line between civilian privacy and national security.
In 2000,Angels and Demons was released,the first one to feature Harvard symbology expert Robert Langdon. The fast-paced thriller follows Langdon’s attempts to protect the Vatican from the Illuminati, a secret society formed during the Renaissance that opposed the Roman Catholic Church. Although the novel received positive reviews, it failed to catch on with readers.
In 2001. Deception point was released centered on issues of morality,politics,national security and classified technology.
In 2003, Brown returned to Langdon with The Da Vinci Code, a thriller that centres on art history, Christianity’s origins, and arcane theories.
In 2009,The Lost Symbol was released which featured Freemasons.
In 2013, Inferno was published, which saw Langdon following clues related to Dante’s poem The Divine Comedy in an efforts to stop release of a plague.

MOVIE DEPICTIONS

In 2006, A movie ‘The Da Vinci Code’ was released by Columbia Pictures which was based on Brown’s novel. The movie starred Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon,it was directed by Ron Howard.
In May 2009, the next film ‘Angels & Demons’ was released with Tom Hanks and Ron Howard returning as an actor and director respectively.
Filmmakers are currently working on the movie adaption of ‘The Lost Symbol’.

He is on twitter with the username @AuthorDanBrown and has 96.1K followers.
He is on facebook with his own name.

CONTROVERSIES

In 2005, a lawsuit was filed by an author Lewis Perdue for similarities between The Da Vinci Code and his novels ‘The Da Vinci Legacy’ and ‘Daughter of God’.
In April 2006 Brown won a case of copyright case filed against him by the authors Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh for stealing the ideas from their work ‘Holy Blood Holy Grail’ for his The Da Vinci Code.

ASSETS

MANSION-

Brown lives with his wife in a mansion of whooping price $10 million in New Hampshire.He bought this house after the great success of The Da Vinci Code.His house features secret passageways, hidden alcoves, and a library designed to hold a copy of each of his titles which have been published in 52 languages.

PHILNTHROPY

Dan Brown and his siblings donated $2.2 million to the Phillips Exeter Academy in 2004 establishing the “Richard G. Brown Technology Endowment”, to help “provide computers and high-tech equipment for students in need” to honor their father, who had taught there for 35 years.
Brown along with his wife supports New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.
In April 2011, Brown and his wife together established Dan ’86 and Blythe scholarship fund so as to provide financial support to the students.

QUOTES

• Two thousand years ago, we lived in a world of Gods & Goddesses. Today, we live in a world solely of gods. Women in most cultures have been stripped of their spiritual power.
• I consider myself a student of many religions. The more I learn, the more questions I have. For me, the spiritual quest will be a life-long work.
• That is the definition of faith – acceptance of that which we imagine to be true, that which we cannot prove.
• “Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer.”
• “Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand.”
• “Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire.”

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Profession :Actor,writer, Producer,and Director

If you are a good novel reader then you might know the famous mystery-detective novel ‘The Da Vinci Code’ written by Dan Brown. Tom Hanks is  an American Actor who is very famous for acting in the novel inspired movie ‘The Da Vinci Code(2006)’.His real name is Thomas Jeffrey Hanks,but he is best known by name ‘Tom Hanks’. He was born on July 9th 1956 in Concord,California. His father Amos Mefford and mother Janet Marylyn. Besides being an actor he is also a writer, producer, and director. 

HOW HE BECAME AN ACTOR

 Tom was not so popular in his school days, but he showed interest in participating in plays and watching dramas in theaters. Hanks studied theater at ChabotCollege in Hayward, California. And then after two years transferred to CaliforniaStateUniversity, Sacramento. He likes attending acting classes and spending a lot of time watching plays. He even started working as an intern at Great Lakes Theater festival where his 3 years work experience covered most aspects of theater production, lighting, set design and stage management. He made his first debut in the film “He Knows You’re Alone (1980)”.  He got opportunities in acting for a few Television movies which are very minor roles. He experienced many success and failures in his acting career and constantly improved his acting skills. His progression as a good actor was seen in the movie Big and since then his career reached high and emerged as a successful actor. He was best known for his roles in movies like Big, Sleepless  in Seattle, a League of Their Own, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Saving private Ryan, The Da Vinci Code, and Captain Philips and many more.There are too many to mention how many movies he played are. But gained success worldwide movies are Philadelphia, Cast Away, Saving Private Ryan and of course Forrest Gump. By all these successful movies Tom has gained both popularity and wealth.

EARNINGS, NETWORTH & RICH LIFE

Tom Hanks is one of the richest actors in Hollywood. His source of net worth not only comes from acting but also producing, directing and also as screenwriter .His films have grossed over $4.2 billions at united states box office and over  $8.5billion Worldwide which makes him one of the highest grossing actors in film industry. Hanks is  one of the most famous, best-paid actor in Hollywood .He is also number-one ,most consistent box office money making star in the world .Tom Hanks  net worth is over $350 million. He spends his money on luxurious things. He is a great investor in electric vehicles and owns both TOYOTA RAV4 EVI and first production AC Propulsion ebox. A rich actor like TomHanks can buy any car but he loves having electric cars .He is  also the owner of a most expensive house in Florida.

 ACHIEVEMENTS:

Tom Hanks wins two Oscar awards back to back as a Best Actor for his role in both the movies Philadelphia (1993)and Forrest Gump(1994) .

 He achieved many awards and rewards in his career. Hanks earned and were nominated for numerous awards. He won Golden Globe for Best Actor and an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Philadelphia film. He received his second Best Actor Academy Award for his role in Forrest Gump film. He has become the second actor to win back to back Best Actor Oscars .He also worked as director and writer for many TV series and films. He achieved Emmy award for his role as director and writer for the HBO television series From the Earth to the Moon, Band of Brothers, John Adams, and The Pacific for best executive producer.

PERSONAL LIFE

 Tom Hanks got married to American actress Samantha Lewes in 1978 and got divorced in 1987. When they got divorced the couple had two children, son Colin Hanks and daughter Elizabeth Ann. Later he married actress Rita Wilson in 1988. They have two children Chester Marlon and Truman Theodore. And he also has two grand children who are born to his first son Colin Hanks.

RELIGIOUS VIEWS

TOm Hanks at Greek Orthodox Church attending Easter event

Apart from having a family history of Catholicism and Mormonism, Hanks used to feel like burden to study bible for several years since his young age. Hank is a recent convert to the Greek Orthodox Church.

 POLITICAL VIEWS

Tom Hanks with President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II during a dinner held at Winfield House, in London, England on May 25th 2011

He donated too many politicians and openly declared his support towards same sex marriage system and also environmental causes and alternative fuels. He announced his endorsement  of  Barack Obama in 2008 elections .He also narrated a Documentary film in 2012 named ”The Road We ‘ve Traveled ” which features  about all the events of Barack Obama’s presidency. And also it is well known that Tom Hanks  is close to Democratic Party, since he had made donations to support Democratic politicians , and also Democratic Party endorses him along with NASA.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Tom Hanks with Steven Spielberg at national World War II Memorial for premiere of The Pacific movie in 2010

He originally wanted to be an astronaut but he couldn’t as he lacks in math. Hank is a member of NASA’s manned space program. He is a member of the national Space Society serving on the board of governors, for space advocacy. He produced the TV series from the earth to the Moon. He also co-produced and co-wrote walking on the Moon 3D an IMAX film about moon landings. He achieved Space Foundation award for creating public awareness of space programs .hanks was also inducted as honorary member of the United State Army Rangers for his realistic portrayal as Captain in the movie Saving Private Ryan . Tom Hanks also donated money in social organizations, such as HIV-AIDS organization. The asteroid 12818 Tom Hanks is named after him.

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