Val Emmich

Val Matthew Emmich ( ; born 1979) is an American writer, singer-songwriter, and actor. He is the author of three novels including New York Times best-selling book in the young adult fiction category ''Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel'' and the adult novel ''The Reminders''. He has had acting roles on HBO's ''Vinyl'', NBC's ''30 Rock'', Showtime's ''The Big C'', and ABC's ''Ugly Betty''. As a singer-songwriter, he has released over a dozen albums over a twenty-five year career. Provided by Wikipedia