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Filmmaker
The Resume
(November 27, 1953- )
Born in Norfolk, Virginia
Stephen K. Bannon
Co-founded The Government Accountability Institute (2012)
Former executive chairman of Breitbart News LLC (2012-2016)
Directed the heavily publicized political documentary chronicling the political career of Sarah Palin, 'The Undefeated' (2011)
Also directed the documentaries 'In The Face of Evil,' 'Generation Zero,' 'Battle for America,' 'Fire From the Heartland,' 'District of Corruption,' and 'Occupy Unmasked'
Host of the Sirius XM satellite radio channel Breitbart News Daily
Co-Hosted the Fox News expose special on DC corruption, 'BoomTown,' with Sean Hannity and Peter Schweizer (Jan. 2013)
Designated as the CEO of Donald Trump's Presidential campaign (Aug. 17, 2016)
Why he might be annoying
He's a three-time divorcee.
He is a beloved figure in the #AltRight movement.
He was an investment banker with Goldman Sachs.
Ben Shapiro accused him of turning Breitbart News into a pro-Donald Trump 'Pravda.'
He sparked controversy using the term 'dyke' to describe liberal feminists during a 2011 radio interview.
His ex-wife accused him of making several anti-Semitic remarks, during their divorce proceedings.
He had previously been involved in a domestic violence dispute in which his then-wife had claimed he 'grabbed her neck and broke her phone' (charges against him were dropped when his wife failed to show up in court).
He took the then-unusual step of releasing the political documentary 'The Undefeated' in ten AMC multiplexes across the country, during the summer months (it just barely made back its production costs).
Nonetheless, 'Undefeated's' meager gross income wasn't enough to dissuade Dinesh D'Souza from ripping off the strategy for his own projects, if on a larger scale ('Obama's America,' 'Hillary's America,' and just 'America').
His hiring by the Trump campaign was seen as an attempt to save face after the controversial firings of Corey Lewandowski and Paul Manafort (he has comparably less campaign experience than either).
Why he might not be annoying
He has a boisterous, self-deprecating humor.
His artistic style as a filmmaker is both underrated and effective.
He served as a Surface Warfare Officer aboard the USS Paul F. Foster, in the Pacific Fleet.
He was a close personal friend and colleague of Andrew Breitbart.
His early film career consisted of working on the Sean Penn movie 'Indian Runner' and co-producing the Anthony Hopkins 'Titus' movie (based on the Shakespeare play).
He negotiated the sale of Castle Rock Entertainment to Ted Turner, (and benefited by accepting a stake in 5 TV shows, including a show called Seinfeld).
He financed the making of 'The Undefeated' with $1 million of his own money.
He had originally been approached by the Palin team to only do a series of short segments on her time as Alaska governor, but opted instead to do the feature film, centering it around excerpts from her 2009 'Going Rogue' autobiography.
He ranked #19 in Mediaite's 25 Most Influential Figures in Political News Media (2015).
His involvement with the Government Accountability Institute (GAI) led to the publication of the explosive 'Clinton Cash' expose on the Clinton Foundation, in 2015.
The publication led to cries that GAI was a 'right-leaning think tank,' but what is less known is that not five months later he and Peter Schweizer also released 'Bush Bucks,' a searing indictment of the Bush family's own financial corruption (except by that point Jeb Bush had fanned out as a Presidential candidate to the point where no one really cared any more).
Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair
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