Neil Richard Gaiman was born on November 10, 1960. Gaiman is currently married to songwriter and performer Amanda Palmer. On marrying Palmer, he took her middle name, MacKinnon, as one of his names. However, Gaiman also has an ex-wife, Mary McGrath, with whom he has three children: Michael, Holly, and Madeleine. . As of 2013, Gaiman also lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Gaiman is also really close friends with musician Tori Amos. He has incorporated him in many of his literary works, such as poems and novel characters. Amos has written many songs about Gaiman.