Vivek Tiwary

Vivek J. Tiwary
Tiwary at the 2014 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo
Born	(1973-05-15) May 15, 1973 (age 43) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Author, comics writer
Education	Collegiate School
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business

Vivek J. Tiwary (born May 15, 1973) is an American author and theater producer.

Tiwary graduated high school from New York's Collegiate School and graduated college from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996, Magna Cum Laude, with undergraduate degrees from both the Wharton School of Business and the College of Arts and Sciences.

In 2004, Tiwary was a lead producer for a Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun.

In 2010,Tiwary was a co-producer for both the Broadway productions of Green Day's rock opera, American Idiot and The Addams Family. In total,Tiwary’s Broadway productions have garnered a total of 25 Tony Awards stemming from 44 Tony nominations.

Tiwary is attached to write and produce a television mini-series based on his graphic novel The Fifth Beatle. The graphic novel was released in November 2013 and spent several weeks on The New York Times best-seller list, reaching #1 in its third week of release.Sonar Entertainment has optioned the rights to The Fifth Beatle for development as a multi-part television event series. Tiwary will pen the series adaptation and serve as executive producer. The project has also acquired rights to Beatles songs from Sony. A paperback edition was released in October 2016

In June 2014, The Fifth Beatle was nominated for a True Believers Comics Award for "Favourite 2013 Original Graphic Novel".The Fifth Beatle was announced as an INDIEFAB 2013 GOLD Winner for Graphic Novels & Comics. In July 2014, The Fifth Beatle was nominated for two Harvey Awards, "Best Graphic Album - Original" and "Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation". On September 6, 2014 at Baltimore Comic-Con, The Fifth Beatle won two Harvey Awards for "Best Graphic Album - Original" and "Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation". On July 25, 2014, The Fifth Beatle received the Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based work.