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Jim Cramer
Cramer at Tulane University, October 19, 2010
Born	James J. Cramer (1955-02-10) February 10, 1955 (age 62) Wyndmoor, Springfield Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Residence	Summit, New Jersey
Alma mater	Harvard University (B.A., Government, 1977) Harvard Law School (J.D., 1984)
Occupation	Television personality, author
Years active	1980–present
Known for	Hosting Mad Money Co-founder of TheStreet, Inc., CNBC anchor author
Spouse(s)	Lisa Cadette Detwiler (m. 2015)
Children	2

James J. "Jim" Cramer (born February 10, 1955) is an American television personality, former hedge fund manager, and best-selling author. Cramer is the host of CNBC's Mad Money and a co-founder of TheStreet, Inc.

On February 10, 1955, Cramer was born in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. Cramer was born to Jewish parents. Cramer's mother, Louise A. Cramer, was an artist. Cramer's father, N. Ken Cramer, owned International Packaging Products in Philadelphia, which sold wrapping paper, boxes and bags to retailers and restaurants. One of his first jobs was selling ice cream at Veterans Stadium during Philadelphia Phillies games. Cramer went to Springfield Township High School in Montgomery County. He lives in Summit, New Jersey.

In 1977, Cramer graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with a B.A. in government. Cramer began his involvement with journalism in college, where he was the President and Editor-in-chief of The Harvard Crimson. In 1984, Cramer received his Juris Doctorate degree from Harvard Law School.

After graduating from Harvard, Cramer worked in several entry-level reporting jobs. Dating back to March 1, 1978, Cramer worked for the Tallahassee Democrat in Tallahassee, Florida, where he covered the Ted Bundy murders. The then-executive editor, Richard Oppel, has said "[Cramer] was like a driving ram. He was great at getting the story." He subsequently worked as a journalist for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. During this time, his apartment was robbed on multiple occasions, eventually costing him all of his possessions and forcing him to live out of his car for several months. He also worked for Governor Jerry Brown.