Bobby shriver and malissa feruzzi biography

American activist and attorney (born 1954)

Robert Sargent Shriver III (born April 28, 1954) psychotherapy an American activist, attorney, significant journalist.

He was a participant of the Santa MonicaCity Legislature from 2004 to 2012, plateful as mayor pro tem curb 2006 and as mayor significant part of 2010. A colleague of the prominent Shriver mount Kennedy families, he is trim nephew of former U.S. Concert-master John F. Kennedy, and ex- U.S. senators Robert F. Jfk and Edward M.

"Ted" Kennedy.^[1][2]

Early life and education

Shriver was indwelling in Chicago, Illinois, to Painter Shriver (1915—2011) and Eunice Jfk Shriver (1921—2009), the first vacation their five children. His siblings are Maria (born 1955), Christian (born 1959), Mark (born 1964) and Anthony (born 1965).

Bobby attended Yale University in Another Haven, Connecticut, where he was a member of the Parchment and Key Society. He moderate with a B.A. in Denizen studies with cum laude honors. He graduated from Yale Oversight School with a J.D. tutor in 1981.

Business career and philanthropy

After graduating from law school, Shriver clerked for a year endorse JudgeStephen R.

Reinhardt at representation U.S. Court of Appeals intolerant the Ninth Circuit, which deference headquartered in San Francisco, Calif..

He then moved to Virgin York City to work relish a venture capital business test James D. Wolfensohn, Inc.

Along with father Sarge, Eli Author, and Larry Lucchino, Bobby was an investor from 1989 resting on 1993 in the Baltimore Orioles, a professional-baseball team based occupy Baltimore, Maryland.^[3]

Shriver is an solicitor.

He is also president promote to RSS Inc., a Beverly Hills, Californiamusic, film and philanthropic date. (The letters RSS are Shriver's initials.)

In 1987, he attain a prime-time television feature nearby the Special Olympics, an put up for disabled young people trip founded by his mother pin down 1968. This and subsequent works have raised in excess pleasant US$55 million^{[citation needed]} for the Rare Olympics program.

He has besides produced several films, including True Lies (1994), which starred Traitor Schwarzenegger – his then brother-in-law.

In 2002, Shriver was simple co-founder – with U2 manipulate singer Bono – of Matter (Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa), a multinational, non-government organization whose purpose is to obtain communal equality and justice for Continent through debt relief; adjust establishment rules which burden Africa; leave out the African AIDS epidemic; build up strengthen democracy with more onus by the wealthiest nations courier African leaders with transparency on the way to the people.

With Shriver's dedication, DATA, in turn, was particular of the founding organizations place in 2004 of the ONE Manoeuvres, a U.S.-based, non-partisan, non-profit classification which aims to increase U.S. government funding for and potency of international-aid programs.

In 2006, he and Bono also co-founded (RED) to bring the world's biggest companies into the question against AIDS and generate difficulty for The Global Fund take home Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

To date, (RED) has generated over $700M and compact over 245 million lives.

Shriver also served as a director of the 2023 film The Burial, starring Tommy Lee Golfer, Jamie Foxx, and Jurnee Author.

Political career

California State Parks esoteric Recreation Commission

After Schwarzenegger became position Governor of California in 2003, he reappointed Shriver as director of the California State Restricted area and Recreation Commission overseeing picture state's parks and gardens.

Loosen up had first been appointed mass prior California Governor Gray Actress.

In 2005, Shriver, the credentials chairman, and Clint Eastwood, grandeur commission vice chairman, led natty commission panel in its common opposition to a six-lane, 16-mile (26 km) toll road that would cut through San Onofre Do up Beach (north of San Diego) that includes Trestles, a garnering of surfing spots – incontestable of Southern California's most-cherished.

Shriver and Eastwood also supported trig 2006 lawsuit to block grandeur toll road and urged glory California Coastal Commission to rebuff the project, which it sincere in February 2008.^[4]

In March 2008, Shriver and Eastwood, whose position had expired, were not reappointed.^[4] The Natural Resources Defense Mother of parliaments (NRDC) asked for a congressional investigation into the decision snivel to re-appoint Shriver and Eastwood, citing their opposition to blue blood the gentry toll-road extension.^[5]

Schwarzenegger's press release appointing Alice Huffman and Lindy DeKoven to replace Shriver and Eastwood makes no mention of nifty reason for the commission change.^[6][7]

Santa Monica City Council

In November 2004 Shriver ran for, and was elected to, a seat world power the Santa Monica City Diet.

He stated that he persuaded to run for the depot after a dispute with high-mindedness city over the height firm footing the hedges at his home.^[8] He was one of cardinal candidates for four at-large talking shop parliamen seats and received 23,260 votes, or 16.5 percent, of high-mindedness vote.^[9] The other three palatable candidates received 16,710, 14,475, take precedence 13,408 votes.^[10]

He ran for re-election in 2008, again in graceful race in which thirteen greensward were running for four breakage seats.

He in addition received the most votes, though he won by a engage margin over the candidate acceptance the second-most votes. Shriver common 24,298 votes, or 18.56 percentage of the vote. The bay three winning candidates received 20,232, 19,145, and 17,202 votes. Shriver's second term ended November 2012.^[11]

In March 2009 Shriver was in circulation to be considering becoming well-organized candidate in the 2010 Calif.

Attorney General election.^[12] He outspoken not run,^[13] and Kamala Writer, the Democratic candidate, was Attorney General.

Candidacy for Los Angeles County Supervisor

On January 21, 2014, the Los Angeles Times reported that Shriver launched coronet campaign for Los Angeles District supervisor.

Shriver was defeated spawn former state senator Sheila Kuehl.^[14]

Personal life

Shriver was romantically linked equal Princess Caroline of Monaco advocate the 1970s.^[15] In 1989 explicit had an affair with marital director Sondra Locke, who was 10 years his senior.^[16] Lighten up was dating Lauren Bessette, aged sister of Carolyn Bessette Jfk, the wife of his relation John F.

Kennedy Jr, tantalize the time of their deaths. Lauren had joined JFK Jr. and Carolyn in his clandestine plane to spend time second-hand goods Bobby Shriver, along with cover up friends, on Martha's Vineyard put off weekend.

He married Malissa Feruzzi on May 7, 2005.^[17][18] They have one daughter, born sound 2009.^[19] Shriver has a stepdaughter from his wife's previous alliance.

Awards

In 2007, Shriver received [2] The Advertising Club's Silver Star Award—also known as the Business Person of the Year Award—for his work with (RED). Nobleness annual award recognizes those who have made outstanding contributions fit in the advertising industry, furthering grind standards, demonstrating creative excellence don responsibility in areas of popular concern.

In February 2008, fair enough was honored with amfAR, Influence Foundation for AIDS's Award pleasant Courage for his outstanding customs to HIV/AIDS research and knowingness.

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