| Thomas Friedman Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 11 in |
| Weight | 78 kg |
| Date of Birth | July 20, 1953 |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Thomas Friedman is an American political commentator, author, producer, and director who is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and has served as a weekly columnist for The New York Times.
Born Name
Thomas Loren Friedman
Nick Name
Thomas
Sun Sign
Cancer
Born Place
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Residence
New York City, New York, United States
Nationality
Education
Until his Bar Mitzvah, Thomas Friedman studied at a Hebrew school five days a week. He then enrolled at St. Louis Park High School located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, and wrote articles for his school’s newspaper.
After that, he attended the University of Minnesota for 2 years before transferring to Brandeis University, from where he graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Mediterranean studies in 1975. He also attended The American University in Cairo and studied Arabic, graduating from its Arabic language unit (ALU) in 1974. Later on, he joined St Antony’s College at the University of Oxford as a Marshall Scholar and received an M.Phil. degree in Middle Eastern studies.
Occupation
Political Commentator, Author, Producer, Director
Family
- Father – Harold Abe Friedman (Served as the who was vice president of a ball bearing company called “United Bearing”) (Died of a heart attack in 1973)
- Mother – Margaret Blanche (née Phillips) (Served in the United States Navy during World War II, Homemaker, Part-time Bookkeeper, Studied Home Economics at the University of Wisconsin, A Senior Life Master duplicate bridge player) (Died in 2008)
- Siblings – Shelly (Older Sister), Jane (Older Sister)
- Others – Solomon Friedman/Freidman (Paternal Grandfather), Sarah Chaya Caplan (Paternal Grandmother), Benjamin Phillips (Maternal Grandfather), Rose Kapitznakoff (Maternal Grandmother), Matthew Bucksbaum (Father-In-Law) (Real Estate Developer, Businessperson, Philanthropist), Carolyn “Kay” Swartz (Mother-In-Law), John Bucksbaum (Brother-In-Law) (Businessperson, Has served as the founder and chairperson of Bucksbaum Retail Properties, LLC.)
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 11 in or 180.5 cm
Weight
78 kg or 172 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Thomas Friedman has dated –
- Ann Bucksbaum (1978-Present) – He married Ann Bucksbaum in 1978 and the duo has been blessed with 2 daughters named Orly Friedman (b. 1985) and Natalie Friedman (b. 1988).
Race / Ethnicity
White
Thomas Friedman is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Sports a mustache
Religion
Judaism
Thomas Friedman Favorite Things
- Songs – Heavenly Day by Patty Griffin, Thurder Road by Bruce Springsteen, Hallejulah by Leonard Cohen, Help Yourself by Sad Brad Smith
Source – IMDb
Thomas Friedman Facts
- He was 19 years old at the time of his father’s demise.
- Ever since he was a child, he wanted to become a professional golfer as his father used to often take him to the golf course for a round after work. After playing a number of sports, he became serious about tennis and golf and caddied at a local country club as well as caddied for professional golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez as the US Open came to his town in 1970.
- In December 1968, Thomas Friedman visited Israel and became deeply interested in the place and he subsequently spent all three of his high school summers living in Kibbutz HaHotrim, near Haifa. He later described his high school years as “one big celebration of Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War.”
- In 2006, he taught a class in economics at Brandeis University and was a commencement speaker at the university the following year.
- Friedman’s bibliography consists of From Beirut to Jerusalem, The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization, Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11, That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back, and Thank You for Being Late: Finding a Job, Running a Country, and Keeping Your Head in an Age of Accelerations.
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