Millions of American movie fans first heard of the rascal street character "Boogie" in Barry Levinson's classic coming-of-age film, "Diner."
Veteran author and journalist Michael Olesker spent several decades as a newspaper columnist and television news commentator. On four occasions, he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Boogie: Life on a Merry-Go-Round is his seventh book. Olesker lives in the city of Baltimore with his wife Suzy. They have three children.