Ben Shapiro | |
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Shapiro in 2016
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Born |
Benjamin Aaron Shapiro January 15, 1984 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
University of California, Los Angeles (B.A.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
Occupation | Political commentator, columnist, author, radio talk show host, attorney |
Spouse(s) | Mor Toledano (m. 2008) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Mara Wilson (cousin) |
Benjamin Aaron "Ben" Shapiro (born January 15, 1984) is an American conservative political commentator, nationally syndicated columnist, author, radio talk show host, and attorney.
A native of Los Angeles, California, Shapiro graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Harvard Law School. He has written seven books, the first of which was 2004's Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth, which he started writing when he was 17 years old. He currently writes a column for Creators Syndicate and is editor-in-chief at The Daily Wire. He is the co-founder and former editor-in-chief of the media watchdog group TruthRevolt.
Shapiro was born in Los Angeles, California. His family is Jewish (and partially from Russia). Skipping two grades (third and ninth), Shapiro went from Walter Reed Middle School to Yeshiva University High School of Los Angeles where he graduated in 2000 at age 16. Shapiro graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 2004 and graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2007.
His third book, Project President: Bad Hair and Botox on the Road to the White House, was published by Thomas Nelson in 2008.