Mitch Albom. Mitch Albom was born on May 23, 1958 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA as Mitchell David Albom. He is a writer and producer, known for The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004), Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) and Mitch Albom's For One More Day (2007). He has been married to Janine Sabino since February 14, 1995.