Last Updated: 27 Mar, 2024 | Views: 451
Age: 56
Profession: Journalist
Other Profession(s): Author
Famous For: Children's Book Author In Afrikaans
Higher Education: Brown University
About (Profile/Biography):
Arnold Stephen Jacobs Jr., commonly called A.J. Jacobs, was born on March 20, 1968. His lifestyle experiments made him a well-known journalist, author, and lecturer. He has worked for the Antioch Daily Ledger and Entertainment Weekly as an editor at large for Esquire.
A. J. Jacobs Career:
A. J. Jacobs Early life
• A. J. Jacobs was born in New York City to secular Jewish parents, Arnold Jacobs Sr. and Ellen Kheel. His sister is Beryl Jacobs. Brown University and The Dalton School were his educational institutions.
A. J. Jacobs: Editor At Large At Esquire Magazine
• A. J. Jacobs is Esquire's editor at large. His writings have appeared in The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, New York magazine, and Dental Economics, one of the top five magazines about dental finance.
A. J. Jacobs Appeared On Oprah
• A. J. Jacobs has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and the second-to-last episode of the John McEnroe Show on MSNBC, which also featured Dionne Warwick.
A. J. Jacobs, Periodic Commentator On Npr's Weekend Edition Saturday
• An occasional contributor to NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday, he discusses important facts like opossum's 13 nipples.
• On October 9, he will release his new book, The Year of Living Biblically. Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews have already given it positive reviews.
A. J. Jacobs Personal Life
• A. J. Jacobs is married to Julie Schoenberg and has three sons: Jasper Kheel-Lime Jacobs (born March 11, 2004) and twin brothers Zane and Lucas Jacobs (born August 24, 2006).
• A. J. Jacobs is a first cousin once removed of Cass Sunstein, a legal scholar. Jacobs is a member of Giving What We Can and pledges 10% of his lifetime earnings to charity. His generous donations go to organizations like Against Malaria Foundation.
A. J. Jacobs Unknown facts:
• A. J. Jacobs has also conducted various social experiments, including outsourcing his entire life to a team of virtual assistants and living according to biblical principles.
• A. J. Jacobs actively supports a variety of charitable causes. His writing and speaking engagements have benefited organizations working on literacy, healthcare, and poverty relief.
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