Cory Booker

Cory Booker

ACTOR

Cory Booker, elected mayor of Newark, New Jersey, in 2006, came by his civil-rights activism at an early age. His parents, Carolyn Rose (Jordan) and Cary Alfred Booker, were among the first black executives at IBM. Booker was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Harrington Park, a mostly white suburban town in northern New Jersey. He studied at California's Stanford University, earning a B.A. in political science and an M.A. in sociology. He was a star football player and was elected to the student government council. He won a Rhodes Scholarship to Queens College, Oxford, England, obtaining an honors degree in modern history in 1994. He met Rabbi Shmuley Boteach there and became president of the L'Chaim Society, an organization devoted to easing tensions between Jews and African-Americans.
  • When was
    Cory Booker born?

    Cory Booker was born on Sunday, April 27, 1969

  • Where was
    Cory Booker born?

    Cory Booker was born in Washgton, District of Columbia, USA

  • How old is
    Cory Booker?

    Cory Booker is 54

  • How tall is Cory Booker?

    Cory Booker is 6'2"(1.89m)


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