George Stephanopoulos was born on February 10, 1961. He is is an American television journalist and a former political adviser.
Biography and Career
George Stephanopoulos was born on February 10, 1961 and he is an American television journalist and a former political adviser. He is the chief political correspondent for ABC News, the news division of the broadcast television network ABC and a coanchor of ABC News's morning news program, Good Morning America He was previously the host of This Week, ABC News's Sunday morning news program. He is the primary substitute anchor for ABC News's flagship news program, World News with Diane Sawyer.
In recent years he has co-hosted ABC News's special live coverage of political events with Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer, and has appear
ed regularly on GMA, World News, and launched George's Bottom Line, an ABCNews.com blog.
He was also a senior political adviser to the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign of Bill Clinton and later became the White House Communications Director.
He is the descendant of Greek immigrants, was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, and grew up in Purchase, New York, and suburban Cleveland, Ohio. His father, Robert George Stephanopoulos, is a Greek Orthodox priest and Dean Emeritus of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York City.
His mother, Nickolitsa Gloria Stephanopoulos, was for many years the director of the national news service of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. As had his parents, young George became a follower of the Greek Orthodox faith, he had long considered entering the priesthood himself.
He attended Orange High School, located in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. He wrestled competitively in high school. In 1982, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Columbia University in New York City, where he was a sports broadcaster for WKCR FM, the university's radio station.
He is married to Alexandra Wentworth, an actress, comedienne and writer. The couple has two daughters, Elliott Anastasia Stephanopoulos and Harper Andrea Stephanopoulos the family lives in Washington, D.C. Before his marriage, he briefly dated actress Jennifer Grey.
General Appearance
Birth Name: George Robert Stephanopoulos
Birth: February 10, 1961
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