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Sean Oliver

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Crime, Biography, Fiction

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Sean is a four-time Amazon #1 bestselling author and has written ten books including the 2026 release Killing the Lieutenant with co-author Lt. Raul Diaz, as well as Monkey Morales and Insane Clown Posse: Unaccepted, Vol. I, both released in 2025. Sean's first foray into professional writing came rather late, as his first book was released when he was 45.

As someone who steadfastly believes in the credo "you don't have to be only one thing," Sean has spent a lifetime in various disciplines in the arts. He was born in New Jersey in 1972 and grew up in the city of West New York, NJ — a diverse, urban area that became a hub for Cuban exiles in the 1970s. His interest in filmmaking and the arts was fostered quite young and in grade school he beg Sean is a four-time Amazon #1 bestselling author and has written ten books including the 2026 release Killing the Lieutenant with co-author Lt. Raul Diaz, as well as Monkey Morales and Insane Clown Posse: Unaccepted, Vol. I, both released in 2025. Sean's first foray into professional writing came rather late, as his first book was released when he was 45.

As someone who steadfastly believes in the credo "you don't have to be only one thing," Sean has spent a lifetime in various disciplines in the arts. He was born in New Jersey in 1972 and grew up in the city of West New York, NJ — a diverse, urban area that became a hub for Cuban exiles in the 1970s. His interest in filmmaking and the arts was fostered quite young and in grade school he began making short films with very oversized video equipment. He would tie together two VCRs with A/V cable to create a crude editing system. In high school, he assembled a group of students with a similar fascination with film and continued making shorts, as he now had access to more sophisticated editing equipment at school. Academically, he went on to graduate from New Jersey City University with a degree in Media Arts.

Sean began acting professionally just out of high school. His first motion picture and television credits included Philadelphia, Unsolved Mysteries, and Graduation Week. He also served as director of photography on the independent feature A Clown in Babylon. Around the same time, Sean began directing TV commercials for the discount brokerage house National Discount Brokers.

In the late 1990s, Oliver began voice acting in films and TV shows, first appearing in the TV series Sex & the City, where he worked doing voice work for more than 4 seasons. Rather quickly, he became one of the most prominent ADR actors in New York's post production scene, having amassed more than 150 credits on major motion picture and TV productions. Oliver also continued on-camera appearances, showing up in Law & Order, Diary of a City Priest, Hack, and others.

In a self-described attempt to keep from going artistically insane, Sean also rekindled a love with oil painting in the mid 2000s. As a youngster Oliver would paint beside his mother, who worked in oils herself. All throughout this time, he was also writing a handful of screenplays that have never found the light of day. Oliver also began teaching soon after leaving a 10-year stint working in presentations and graphics for the world of high finance on Wall Street.

Throughout everything, Oliver was an on-again/off-again fan of the theatre of pro wrestling. in 2007, Sean and his friend Anthony began a production company that produced programming related to the days of classic pro wrestling. The company, Kayfabe Commentaries, soon became the standard bearer for this type of sports programming, with hundreds of full-length shows available in all forms of digital exhibition. Kayfabe Commentaries has worked with and spotlit the careers of wrestlers from Bruno Sammartino, to Rowdy Roddy Piper, to Bret Hart, and so many more greats.

The story of that company's founding and the follies therein are the foundation for Sean's first published book, an Amazon #1 Bestseller, called Kayfabe. Sean authored two subsequent books about pro wrestling: Fathers' Blood and The Business of Kayfabe, in addition to three thrillers—Sophie's Journal, The Consultant, and Transfer. The success of his books has allowed Oliver a doorway into yet another medium.

Sean then returned to non-fiction, co-authoring ECW creator Tod Gordon's autobiography, Tod is God, and a coffee table book chronicling rap group The Insane Clown Posse's journey in wrestling, titled Insane Clown Posse: Unaccepted, Vol. I.

In 2019, Sean and Rick Morales, Jr. began chronicling the story of Rick's dad—Cuban exile turned CIA operative Ricardo "Monkey" Morales Navarrete. Sean and Rick's journey took them through decades of chaos in the world of international espionage.

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	Kayfabe: Stories You're Not Supposed to Hear From a Pro Wrestling Production Company Owner 3.64 avg rating — 434 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Transfer: A Supernatural Horror Novel 3.56 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fathers' Blood: True Stories of Pro Wrestling Dads Facing Their Greatest Challenger - Parenthood 3.35 avg rating — 20 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Consultant: A supernatural thriller 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars