Alan Watt grew up on a strawberry farm in Ontario, Canada. He began his career as a standup comic, touring extensively throughout North America, before moving to L.A. where he made his one and only professional acting appearance as the ‘hot dog vendor’ on an episode of Seinfeld. Mr. Watt works in L.A. as a screenwriter and novelist. He is the author of the bestselling Time Warner novel Diamond Dogs, which won numerous awards including France’s 2004 Prix Printemps (best foreign novel). His upcoming work is being published in the Akashic Books anthology Las Vegas Noir. He recently completed the big screen adaptation of Diamond Dogs, and is currently finishing work on his second novel. His first play, Eddie, K*** The President had its world premiere, Friday July 13th, 2007 in Los Angeles. Alan teaches a private writing workshop in Hollywood.