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David Axelrod(I)

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David Axelrod
The story of Harold Washington, elected in 1983 as Chicago's first African-American Mayor, the political battles he fought, and his legacy to Chicago and the nation.
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David Axelrod was born on 22 February 1955 in Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Black-ish (2014), The Axe Files (2017) and Alpha House (2013).
BornFebruary 22, 1955
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    Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    Black-ish
    7.3
    TV Series
    • David Axelrod
    The Axe Files
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2017
    John Goodman, Mark Consuelos, Clark Johnson, and Matt Malloy in Alpha House (2013)
    Alpha House
    7.5
    TV Series
    • David Axelrod
    Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! (1998)
    Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
    8.0
    Podcast Series
    • Self - Guest

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    Actor

    • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
      Black-ish
      7.3
      TV Series
      • David Axelrod
      • 2015
    • John Goodman, Mark Consuelos, Clark Johnson, and Matt Malloy in Alpha House (2013)
      Alpha House
      7.5
      TV Series
      • David Axelrod
      • 2014

    Writer

    • The Axe Files
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2017

    Producer

    • The Axe Files
      8.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017

    Videos3

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    Official Trailer
    By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
    Trailer 2:29
    By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
    By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
    Trailer 2:29
    By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
    Obama: In Pursuit Of A More Perfect Union
    Trailer 2:05
    Obama: In Pursuit Of A More Perfect Union

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      • February 22, 1955
      • Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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      Chief strategist, Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.
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      [on the 2012 U.S. Presidential election] There are no ingenues in this battle.
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        thick eyebrows

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