Dave Rubin

Dave Rubin

Rubin after performing on a Royal Caribbean Cruise, on November 28, 2009.
Born June 26, 1976
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Residence West Hollywood, California, United States
Occupation Comedian, Talk Show Host, Blogger, Radio Personality, Television Personality
Employer RYOT
Known for The Young Turks, Rubin Report, The Six Pack, RYOT
Website
www.daverubin.tv

Dave Rubin (born June 26, 1976) [1] is an American stand-up comedian, talk show host, and television personality. He is the creator and host of political comedy talk show Rubin Report,[2] part of RYOT and formerly of the The Young Turks Network. He previously hosted the The Six Pack podcast and radio show on Sirius XM Radio[3] and TYT140, a scripted take on daily news stories in 140 seconds or less.[4]

Biography

Rubin was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, spent his adolescence in Syosset, New York, and resided for thirteen years on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, New York City, New York.[5][6][7] He is of Jewish descent and the oldest of three siblings. In 1994, Rubin graduated from Syosset High School. In 1998, he earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Binghamton University, in Vestal, New York.[8] After nine years working as a comedian, Rubin publicly came out in 2006.[9] As of December 2014, Rubin is engaged to producer David Janet.[10]

Career

Rubin was the co-founder of several successful comedy clubs in New York City, New York, including Comedy Company NY in Times Square, Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan. He was the co-creator of the public-access television series The Anti-Show,[5] which was filmed at NBC Studios in 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan.[11] Following his success in the comedy scene, he was the host of two popular podcasts, Hot Gay Comics and The Ben and Dave Show. Both podcasts were turned into a television series on the here! television network.[12] Rubin co-created and co-hosted a new podcast in May 2009, The Six Pack, which went on to become a top podcast on iTunes.[13] In October 2011, The Six Pack was picked up by Sirius XM Radio and began its run as a live talk show until its end in December 2012.[14]

In January 2013, Rubin left radio and began his television career. He was offered his own talk show, The Rubin Report, on The Young Turks Network. Rubin moved from New York City, New York, to West Hollywood, California.[15]

Rubin hosted The Golden Girls Ultimate Fan Club, a weekly web-series on Logo TV.[16]

Dave has appeared on The O'Reilly Factor (Fox News), Larry King Now, The Joy Behar Show (HLN), The Young Turks (Current TV), Geraldo Rivera Radio (KABC (AM)), and HuffPost Live. He has been featured in The New York Times, Time Magazine, The Huffington Post, and New York Magazine.

In 2013, Dave was nominated by LA Weekly for Funniest Twitter.[17][18] His tweets bring humor and attention to political issues and have been featured in Time magazine,[19] Politico,[20] AOL,[21] and Salon.[22]

In 2015, Rubin moved his show Rubin Report from The Young Turks Network to RYOT News which "provided him with a great opportunity".[23]

References

  1. ↑ "bio_inc". Blogspot. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
  2. ↑ Jeff Klima. "The Young Turks Add Dave Rubin & Cara Santa Maria To Their Network". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  3. ↑ Paul Hagen. "The Six Pack". Metrosource. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
  4. ↑ TheYoungTurks. "BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: We're Launching TYT140!". TheYoungTurks. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Josh Abraham. "Dave Rubin, Comedian". Gothamist. Retrieved 2005-07-12.
  6. ↑ "Dave Rubin". Stand Up NY.
  7. ↑ "David Rubin in Syosset, NY". Intelius.
  8. ↑ "Binghamton university listed as "David J. Rubin"". Harpur.binghamton.edu. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  9. ↑ "Funny Guy Dave Rubin Answers Our Questions". The Awl. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  10. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/23/dave-rubin-david-janet-engaged_n_6374254.html
  11. ↑ Jason Gay. "NBC’s Top-Secret Show". New York Observer. Retrieved 2002-11-25.
  12. ↑ Wheat, Alynda (2008-03-14). "What to Watch". Entertainment Weekly.
  13. ↑ Brent Hartinger. "Interview: The Six Pack". The Backlot. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  14. ↑ "The Six Pack". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  15. ↑ Paul Hagen. "Post-Six". Metrosource. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  16. ↑ "Logo TV launches The Golden Girls Ultimate Fan Club". New Now Next. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  17. ↑ Ali Trachta. "L.A. Weekly Web Awards 2013: Time to Vote!". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  18. ↑ Ali Trachta. "L.A. Weekly Poll". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  19. ↑ Madison Gray (2012-06-28). "The 13 Best Tweets About The Supreme Court’s Health Care Ruling". TIME Magazine. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  20. ↑ Patrick gavin. "Paul Ryan fishes for laughs with tweet". Politico. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  21. ↑ Andrew Tavani. "Twitter in the News". AOL. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
  22. ↑ Sarah Gray. "Colbert replacing Letterman makes Twitter explode: Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and more respond". Salon. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  23. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MceBeiPRf3k

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