Biography
Anthony Kapel "Van" Jones (born September 20, 1968) is an American political analyst, media personality, lawyer, author, and civil rights advocate. He is a three-time New York Times bestselling author, a CNN host and contributor, and an Emmy Award winner.
Jones served as President Barack Obama's Special Advisor for Green Jobs in 2009 and a distinguished visiting fellow at Princeton University. He founded or co-founded several non-profit organizations, including the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Color of Change, and the Dream Corps. The Dream Corps is a social justice accelerator that operates three advocacy initiatives: Dream Corps Justice, Dream Corps Tech and Green for All.
Jones has hosted or co-hosted CNN shows including Crossfire, The Messy Truth, The Van Jones Show and The Redemption Project with Van Jones. He is the author of The Green Collar Economy. He is the co-founder of Magic Labs Media LLC, a producer of the WEBBY Award-winning Messy Truth digital series and Emmy Award-winning The Messy Truth VR Experience with Van Jones. He is a regular CNN political commentator.
Jones was formerly CEO of the REFORM Alliance, an initiative founded by Jay-Z and Meek Mill to transform the criminal justice system. He was also a longtime colleague of, and advisor to, musician Prince.
Filmography
all 30
self 27
TV Shows 16
Movies 14
Voice 1
King Charles (2023)
The 2010s (2023)
CNN Primetime (2023)
The First Step (2023)
The Accidental President (2020)
The Reunited States (2020)
No Safe Spaces (2019)
Free Meek (2019)
The Redemption Project with Van Jones (2019)
Life-Size 2 (2018)
The First Purge (2018)
I Am MLK Jr. (2018)
American Dynasties: The Kennedys (2018)
Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018)
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? (2017)
Time: The Kalief Browder Story (2017)
A Dangerous Idea (2016)
13th (2016)
Chelsea (2016)
How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can't Change (2016)
A Fierce Green Fire (2013)
House of Cards (2013)
Koch Brothers Exposed (2012)
Conan (2010)
The Buried Life (2010)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
The View (1997)
CNN Special Report (1980)
Crossfire
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GenderMale
Birthday1968-09-20 (55 years old)
Birth NameAnthony Kapel Jones
Birth PlaceJackson, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsReebok Human Rights Award
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