Lawrence Francis O'Donnell Jr. (born November 7, 1951) is an American
television anchor, actor, political commentator, and host of The Last
Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, an MSNBC opinion and news program that
airs on weeknights.He was a producer and writer for the NBC series The
West Wing (playing the role of the President's father in flashbacks)
and creator/executive producer of the NBC series Mister Sterling. He
also appeared as a recurring character on the HBO series, Big
Love.O'Donnell began his political career as an aide to U.S. Senator
Daniel Patrick Moynihan and was Staff Director for the Senate Finance
Committee. He describes himself as a "practical European
socialist".O'Donnell was born in Boston, on November 7, 1951, the son
of Frances Marie (née Buckley), an office manager, and Lawrence
Francis O'Donnell Sr., an attorney. He is of Irish descent and grew up
Catholic. He attended St. Sebastian's School (class of 1970), where he
was captain of the baseball team and wide receiver on their undefeated
football team. O'Donnell majored in economics at Harvard College, from
which he graduated in 1976. While at Harvard, he wrote for the Harvard
Lampoon and was popular among its members for his wit and sarcasm.
television anchor, actor, political commentator, and host of The Last
Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, an MSNBC opinion and news program that
airs on weeknights.He was a producer and writer for the NBC series The
West Wing (playing the role of the President's father in flashbacks)
and creator/executive producer of the NBC series Mister Sterling. He
also appeared as a recurring character on the HBO series, Big
Love.O'Donnell began his political career as an aide to U.S. Senator
Daniel Patrick Moynihan and was Staff Director for the Senate Finance
Committee. He describes himself as a "practical European
socialist".O'Donnell was born in Boston, on November 7, 1951, the son
of Frances Marie (née Buckley), an office manager, and Lawrence
Francis O'Donnell Sr., an attorney. He is of Irish descent and grew up
Catholic. He attended St. Sebastian's School (class of 1970), where he
was captain of the baseball team and wide receiver on their undefeated
football team. O'Donnell majored in economics at Harvard College, from
which he graduated in 1976. While at Harvard, he wrote for the Harvard
Lampoon and was popular among its members for his wit and sarcasm.
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