Andrew Klavan
Andrew Klavan (/ˈkleɪvən/; born July 13, 1954) is an American novelist and conservative political commentator.
Andrew Klavan
July 13, 1954
New York City, U.S.
Keith Peterson
Writer, political commentator
Ellen Flanagan (1980–present)
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Thomas Flanagan (father-in-law)
Caitlin Flanagan (sister-in-law)
Klavan has also worked in film and as an essayist and video satirist. He is also known for being a political commentator and hosts The Andrew Klavan Show podcast on the conservative site The Daily Wire.
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
Klavan was born to a secular Jewish family in New York City and grew up in Great Neck, Long Island as one of four sons born to father Gene Klavan, a New York disc jockey, and mother Phyllis, a homemaker.[2] He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in English Literature.[3] He worked as a radio and newspaper reporter and a radio news writer before becoming a full-time writer.
Marriage and children[edit]
In 1980, he married Ellen Flanagan, daughter of Thomas Flanagan and sister of Caitlin Flanagan.[4] They have two children, Spencer Klavan and Faith Moore[5] and live in Nashville, Tennessee. Spencer Klavan is an Oxford-trained classicist who is married to Joshua Herr, general counsel for the Daily Wire.
Conversion to Christianity[edit]
Klavan converted to Christianity at the age of 49 and was baptized privately.[6][7] Initially he attended the Episcopal Church, but has since left for the Anglican Church in North America.