Barack Obama
Birth Name:
Barack Hussein Obama
Birth Place:
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Profession
Producer, Actor, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Named chairman of the Illinois Senate's Health and Human Services Committee beginning in 2003
- Was a founding member of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge in 1995, a public school reform project
- Attended Occidental College, Columbia University and Harvard University Law School
- Born to a white mother and black father in Hawaii, his father left the family to return to Africa when Barack was 2 years old, and he was later raised by his grandparents on his mother's side
- Taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago from 1992 to 2004 before embarking on his political career
- Quote: "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time․ We are the ones we've been waiting for․ We are the change that we seek․"
- Announced his candidacy for President in February 2007, where he would run against Republican nominee, Senator John McCain before eventually claiming the title by a narrow margin on November 4, 2008
- Elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996 and ran for the U․S․ Senate in 2004, a campaign he would eventually win with 70 percent of the vote, the largest margin of victory for a seat in the U․S․ Senate at the time
- First President of the United States to have been born in the state of Hawaii
- Agreed that if his family was ever to move into the White House, he would get a new dog for his two girls despite Malia having severe allergies and eventually accepted a Portuguese Water Dog named Bo from Senator Ted Kennedy
- An avid fan of basketball since childhood, when he dreamed of going pro, he can often be seen playing on the grounds of the White House in his spare time
Awards
- 2014Streamy Award - Best Collaboration:Winner
- 2016Emmy - Outstanding Interview:Nominated
- 2022Emmy - Outstanding Preschool Series:Nominated
- 2022Emmy - Outstanding Preschool Animated Series:Winner
- 2022Emmy - Outstanding Short Form Program:Winner
- 2022Critics' Choice Documentary Award - Best Narration:Nominated
- 2022OFTA Television Award - Best Narration:Nominated
- 2022Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Winner
- 2023Emmy - Outstanding Preschool Series:Nominated
- 2023OFTA Television Award - Best Narration:Nominated
- 2023Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Winner
- 2024Gotham TV Award - Breakthrough Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2025Cinema for Peace Award - International Green Film Award:Nominated
- 2025OFTA Television Award - Best Narration:Nominated
- 2025Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Winner