George Stephanopoulos

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Biography

Barely in his thirties when he became one of President Bill Clinton's most trusted advisors, George Stephanopoulos' youth made him a pop culture favorite for both politicos and media fans, alike, but the stress of working in the administration left him so burned out that he resigned after Clinton's first term, only to reinvent himself a year later as a political analyst for ABC News. He eventually worked his way up to becoming co-anchor of …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Legal, Other

Born

George Robert Stephanopoulos on February 10, 1961 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Career Milestones

Served in the Clinton Administration as the Senior Advisor to the President for Policy and Strategy

1988

Worked on the Michael Dukakis 1988 U.S. presidential campaign

1992

Served on the Bill Clinton/Al Gore campaign as Deputy Campaign Manager and Director of Communications during the 1992 presidential election

1993

Appeared in the documentary "The War Room"

1996

Resigned from the Clinton administration shortly after Clinton's 1996 re-election

1999

Wrote his memoir All Too Human: A Political Education

2005

Named "Chief Washington Correspondent" for ABC News; hosted public affairs program "This Week" on the network

2009

Co-anchored ABC's "Good Morning America" after Diane Sawyer left to anchor "World News"