Roy Sekoff is the founding editor of ''
The Huffington Post''. He was born and raised in
Coral Gables, Florida.
Before helping launch ''The Huffington Post'', he was a writer, producer, and on-air correspondent for
Michael Moore
Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American filmmaker, author and left-wing activist. His works frequently address the topics of globalization and capitalism.
Moore won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for ' ...
’s Emmy-winning ''
TV Nation''. Sekoff served as the head writer for the 2000 Shadow Conventions, and as Communications Director for
Arianna Huffington’s 2003 gubernatorial campaign.
He has also worked as a
screenwriter
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...
, penning scripts for
20th Century Fox
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,
Universal Pictures,
Disney, Caravan, and
Sony Pictures
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. As a freelance journalist, his work has appeared in ''
The Village Voice'', ''The Times'', ''Elle'', ''Redbook'', and ''Rock Magazine''. His authorial debut, ''Lacks Self-Control: True Stories I Waited Until My Parents Died to Tell,'' releases June 2018.
Sekoff is a frequent guest on TV and radio shows, and has appeared on ''The Ed Show'', ''The Joy Behar Show'', ''Larry King Live'', ''The O’Reilly Factor'', ''Entertainment Tonight'', and ''Anderson Cooper/360'', among others.
In 2010, he was one of the executive producers of ''Freshmen'', a pilot for ABC created by Greg Malins.
Sekoff is a graduate of
Coral Gables Senior High School (Class of 1977). In college at the
University of Miami, he was voted "Funniest Man on Campus". He starred in a "B" movie Animal-House-type comedy "King Frat" filmed in
Miami and
Coral Gables
Coral Gables, officially City of Coral Gables, is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city is located southwest of Downtown Miami. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 49,248.
Coral Gables is known globally as home to the U ...
.
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
University of Miami alumni
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