Hugh Gallagher is an author and musician from New York City. He is best known for his satire, including his band Von Von Von, his award-winning satire on the college application essay, "3A Essay", and the novel Teeth.

Early life and career

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Gallagher was born in New York City and grew up in Pennsylvania. While in high school, he won Scholastic Press, Inc.'s national writing contest in 1990 with a satiric personal essay titled "3A Essay".

The essay starts with "I am a dynamic figure", and contains many humorous, hyperbolic statements of his accomplishments, ending with the line, "But I have not yet gone to college." The essay, which he did apparently submit to some colleges,[1][2] has become an urban legend among high school students undergoing the college admissions process. It also became a popular Internet phenomenon in the late 1990s. The essay was also recorded as a spoken-word piece by Gang of Seven Productions.[3]

Gallagher ultimately attended NYU.[3] While there, he released a spoken-word/comedy album under the name Hugh Brown Shu in 1992, entitled "Bomb the Womb."

Other work

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In 1998, Gallagher published his first novel, Teeth.[4]

Since 2002, he has performed live as Von Von Von, a pop star holdover from the 1980s who hails from Antwerp. Some of Gallagher/Von Von Von's work has been produced by Grandmaster Ratte' of CULT OF THE DEAD COW.

References

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  1. ^ Saranow, Jennifer (2008-02-15). "The Cut-and-Paste Personality". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  2. ^ Hugh Gallagher's 'College Essay'
  3. ^ a b Hugh Gallagher: Man of Many Talents — Alec Saunders .LOG
  4. ^ Schultz, Barbara (January 25, 1998). "Bad Teeth Take a Bite Out of Writer's Life". SFGate. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
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