Hugh GallagherHugh Gallagher wrote the world's most legendary application essay.
When his famous College Application Essay was published in Harper's in 1990, Hugh began his professional writing career as a teenager. Features for olling Stone and Wired followed, written before Hugh graduated from New York University. Helping establish the emerging voice of his generation, Hugh's work was included in the Gen X Reader.As a television writer, he shared an office with Stephen Colbert at Exit 57, then wrote the script for Spike Jonze's famous Daft Punk video, Da Funk. His novel Teeth was published by Simon and Schuster at decade's end, hailed as On the Road for the MTV Generation by the New York Post. His comedy performance character Von Von Von earned a standing ovation at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater.Switching lanes into business, Hugh became a brand creative working for Ogilvy, MRM Worldwide, and writing Super Bowl ads at Arnell. His clients include Nike, Microsoft, Amazon, tech startups in Asia, and Adidas in Europe. Writing World Cup creative, Hugh worked at Adidas headquarters in Germany and studios in Amsterdam, then helped create messaging systems for their Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York City.Between these ventures, Hugh published three of of his own books, wrote a sci-fi thriller for Harper Collins, and maintained his journalism by covering Bangkok's 2014 coup d'etat for Newsweek. An accomplished drummer, he has played all over the world, living five years in Asia, as well as two years in Europe and the UK.Hugh's diverse creative history provides unique insight into the life of Leonardo da Vinci. Read More Read Less