Michael Frey Dodillet was born in 1961 and since finishing studying business management at university has been working as a copywriter for various advertising agencies. As a sideline, he also writes a popular blog. He and his wife, along with their three children and their German shepherd-puma-kangaroo mongrel, live near Düsseldorf. The family also includes two sheep, a few rabbits and an unwelcome stone marten under the roof.