Bobby Shriver

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Robert Sargent Shriver III

Born April 28, 1954 (1954-04-28) (age 54)
Chicago, Illinois
Residence Santa Monica, California
Alma mater Yale University
Yale Law School
Occupation Attorney
Politician
Spouse Malissa Feruzzi (2005 - present)
Parents Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Robert Sargent "Bobby" Shriver III (born April 28, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois) is a member of the Santa Monica City Council. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he became a member of Scroll and Key, and is a Yale Law School graduate.

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[edit] Personal life

He is part of the Kennedy family. His mother is Eunice Mary Kennedy and his father is Sargent Shriver. He married Malissa Feruzzi on May 7, 2005.[1][2]

[edit] Business and philanthrophy

He was a part-time owner of the baseball team, Baltimore Orioles.

A resident and City Councilmember in Santa Monica, California, Shriver is an attorney and President of RSS Inc., a Beverly Hills music, film and philanthrophic company.

He started in television production in 1987, producing a prime-time feature of the Special Olympics. This and subsequent productions have raised in excess of $55 million for the Special Olympics program for disabled young people.

He is now well known for co-founding with U2 lead singer Bono, the organizations DATA (Debt AIDS Trade Africa) and Product RED, linking businesses with proceeds supporting the Global Fund.

In February, 2008 he was honored with amFAR's Award of Courage for his outstanding contribution to HIV/AIDS research and awareness.

[edit] Political career

His brother-in-law Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of California, reappointed him to the State Park and Recreation Commission overseeing California's parks and gardens. He was first appointed by Governor Gray Davis. He was fired, along with Clint Eastwood, by Schwarzenegger.[3]

In November 2004 he ran for and won a seat on the Santa Monica City Council, winning by the largest margin in twenty years.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Peace Corps Online | May 9, 2005: Headlines: Friends: NY Post: It was Camelot on the West Coast as the Kennedy clan converged in Los Angeles for the wedding of Bobby Shriver, the nephew of JFK and brother of California First Lady Maria Shriver
  2. ^ JFK nephew Bobby Shriver weds
  3. ^ http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-arnold21mar21,1,5709983.story?track=rss

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Kennedy family
Ancestors
Joseph P. Kennedy
James Kennedy and Maria Kennedy • Patrick Kennedy (m.) Bridget Murphy • P. J. Kennedy (m.) Mary Augusta Hickey
Rose Fitzgerald
Philip and Mary Cox • Thomas Fitzgerald and Rosanna Cox • Michael Hannon and Mary Ann Fitzgerald • John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (m.) Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald
Kennedy Family
Descendants
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921-)
Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924-2006)
Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968)
Jean Kennedy Smith (1928-)
Edward Moore Kennedy (1932-)
See also: The Kennedy Curse • The Kennedy Compound • The Merchandise Mart • Descendants • Political line