Bob Cesca (born July 12, 1971) is an American director, producer, writer, actor, blogger and political commentator. He's the host of The Bob Cesca Show podcast on

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's Sexy Liberal Podcast Network. He is a regular contributor for '' Salon'' website.

Background

Cesca grew up in Washington, D.C., and

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. He graduated from

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with a

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. In his personal life, Cesca is an avid

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. Cesca has written weekly columns for ''

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'' since August 2005.Contact BobBob Cesca Personal Website
Posted November 1, 2005. Accessed April 12, 2009. He has also contributed to AOL's WalletPop blog (Now DailyFinance.com) and ''Manhattan'' magazine. He began his career in media working as an intern for the ''

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'' in Washington, D.C. Later, he founded Camp Chaos, an

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based near

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for which he animated and performed voices for the cartoon ''Napster Bad''. As of 2006, he ran a new media production company called Snark Rocket. Cesca directed music videos for

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, Yes, Everclear, Mötley Crüe and

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. He also designed the album and sleeve for the Yes album " Magnification" and the DVD release " Symphonic Live". In 2003, Cesca conceived and produced ''ILL-ustrated'', a VH1 animated comedy series which premiered in October of that year. In 2006, Cesca edited and directed the animated series ''Kung Fu Jimmy Chow'' for

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. Cesca hosts ''The Bob Cesca Show'', a thrice weekly podcast supported by crowdfunding site

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, where he discusses news, politics, music and other subjects.The Bubble Genius Bob & Chez Show Archive

References

External links

Bob Cesca personal website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cesca, Bob 1971 births Living people American alternative journalists American male bloggers American bloggers Kutztown University of Pennsylvania alumni Journalists from Washington, D.C. American political blogs HuffPost writers and columnists