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Steven M. Lopez (born 1953) is an American journalist who has been a columnist for ''The Los Angeles Times'' since 2001. He is the son of Spanish and Italian immigrants. ==Life and work== Lopez is a native of Pittsburg, CA and attended San Jose State University. He has been on staff at Time Inc. and written for ''Time'', ''Life'', ''Entertainment Weekly'' and ''Sports Illustrated''. In addition, he was on staff at the ''Philadelphia Inquirer,'' the ''San Jose Mercury News'' and the ''Oakland Tribune.'' He wrote the novels ''Third and Indiana'', ''The Sunday Macaroni Club'', and ''"In the Clear."'' He has also compiled a collection of his works from ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' titled ''Land of Giants,'' and a collection of L.A. Times columns called ''"Dreams & Schemes."'' Lopez's series of columns about his unlikely relationship with schizophrenic bassist〔 Nathaniel Anthony Ayers became the subject of a national best-selling book by Lopez that inspired the film ''The Soloist'', which stars Robert Downey Jr. as Lopez. 〔Lopez, Steve (2008). ''The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music.'' Berkley Trade, ISBN 978-0-425-22600-1〕 Lopez was interviewed in the 2007 documentary ''Skid Row''. Ayers and Lopez's relationship was also nationally highlighted in the March 22, 2009 episode of ''60 Minutes''. In October 2010, Los Angeles city attorney Carmen Trutanich invited Lopez to participate in a driving test while under the influence of marijuana. The purpose of this study was to gauge the potential ramifications of California Proposition 19. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steve Lopez」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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