Jay Carson is an American screenwriter and producer. Carson worked in domestic and international politics for

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, Bill Bradley,

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, and Tom Daschle before his career in film and television.Jay Carson, Marketing & Communications, Teams, Bloomberg Associates, http://www.bloombergassociates.org/principal/jay-carson-2/ He was Hillary Clinton's press secretary in her 2008 presidential campaign. He is the former Chief Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles, serving under Mayor

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Film and television career

Carson began his career in Hollywood as a supervising producer and political consultant for the

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original series, ''

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''. He worked on the show since its inception. Carson co-wrote the 2018 film, '' The Front Runner'', about Gary Hart's failed presidential bid. It starred

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. Carson is the creator of the

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series '' The Morning Show'', serving as executive producer alongside

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and

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. Apple's near $300-million-plus commitment for the show is one of the largest ever. In April 2018, Carson was fired from ''The Morning Show'' over "creative differences." An arbitration process at the

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awarded Carson the lone "created by" credit. Carson is currently developing a journalism drama with

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and Steve Kloves, for Entertainment 360. In 2016, another screenplay written by Bai and Carson, ''Donzinger,'' which tells the story of a massive class action suit against Chevron in Ecuador, was recognized on the Hollywood Black List.

Political career

Carson's career as a senior-level policy advisor and strategist began in 1998 working on Senator

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's successful upset Senate campaign and Bill Bradley's presidential campaign in 2000.About Jay Carson, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
, accessed 2013-05-30 Carson then served as the Deputy Communications Director for Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle. Carson left the Leadership's Office to become the Press Secretary for Governor

's 2004 presidential campaign—the first major campaign to utilize the Internet for mass fundraising and volunteer organizing. In August 2005, Carson was named the Communications Director for the William J. Clinton Foundation—President Clinton's international non-profit organization based in New York City—where he was responsible for overseeing media relations and serving as a senior advisor to the former president. After spending several years at the Clinton Foundation, Carson served as the press secretary for

's 2008 presidential campaign. In addition to serving as the main spokesperson for the campaign, he was a senior advisor to Clinton providing day-to-day counsel. In September 2009, Los Angeles Mayor

appointed Carson to the position of Chief Deputy Mayor as part of the Mayor's broader effort to refocus his office during his second and final term. From 2010 to 2015, Carson worked as a Senior Advisor to

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, Michael Bloomberg's venue for charitable giving. From 2010 to 2013, Carson was the Executive Director for

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. In 2013, he stepped down from the C40 Cites Climate Leadership Group and became the Co-Principal in charge of marketing & communications for Bloomberg Associates.

Personal

Carson received his B.A. from

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in New York City, and has served as an adjunct professor at USC's Annenberg School and senior fellow at UCLA's School of Public Affairs. He is currently a member of the Foundation Board of Trustees for

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. He was the inspiration for Ryan Gosling's character in the motion picture, ''

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''. Carson was named as one of Fortune Magazine's "40 Under 40: Ones to Watch" in 2011.

Awards

References

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