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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Producer, Writer, ActorBorn January 17, 1954 (72 years)
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, conspiracy theorist, and anti-vaccine activist serving as the 26th United States secretary of health and human services since 2025. A member of the Kennedy family, he is a son of senator and former U.S. attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy, and a nephew of President John F. Kennedy.
Kennedy began his career as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan. In the mid-1980s, he joined two nonprofits focused on environmental protection: Riverkeeper and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). In 1986, he became an adjunct professor of environmental law at Pace University School of Law, and in 1987 he founded Pace's Environmental Litigation Clinic. In 1999, Kennedy founded the nonprofit environmental group Waterkeeper Alliance. He first ran as a Democrat and later started an independent campaign in the 2024 United States presidential election, before withdrawing from the race and endorsing Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Since 2005, Kennedy has promoted vaccine misinformation and public-health conspiracy theories, including the chemtrail conspiracy theory, HIV/AIDS denialism, and the scientifically disproved claim of a causal link between vaccines and autism. He has drawn criticism for fueling vaccine hesitancy amid a social climate that gave rise to the deadly measles outbreaks in Samoa and Tonga.
Kennedy is the founder and former chairman of Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine advocacy group and proponent of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. He has written books including The Riverkeepers (1997), Crimes Against Nature (2004), The Real Anthony Fauci (2021), and A Letter to Liberals (2022).
Kennedy began his career as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan. In the mid-1980s, he joined two nonprofits focused on environmental protection: Riverkeeper and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). In 1986, he became an adjunct professor of environmental law at Pace University School of Law, and in 1987 he founded Pace's Environmental Litigation Clinic. In 1999, Kennedy founded the nonprofit environmental group Waterkeeper Alliance. He first ran as a Democrat and later started an independent campaign in the 2024 United States presidential election, before withdrawing from the race and endorsing Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Since 2005, Kennedy has promoted vaccine misinformation and public-health conspiracy theories, including the chemtrail conspiracy theory, HIV/AIDS denialism, and the scientifically disproved claim of a causal link between vaccines and autism. He has drawn criticism for fueling vaccine hesitancy amid a social climate that gave rise to the deadly measles outbreaks in Samoa and Tonga.
Kennedy is the founder and former chairman of Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine advocacy group and proponent of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. He has written books including The Riverkeepers (1997), Crimes Against Nature (2004), The Real Anthony Fauci (2021), and A Letter to Liberals (2022).
Filmography
| 2025 | Blame · as Self |
| 2025 | An Inconvenient Study · as Self |
| 2025 | RFK: Legacy · as Self |
| 2025 | The Donald Trump Show (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2025 | UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes · as Self - Spectator |
| 2025 | Rewriting Trump · as Self |
| 2025 | My View with Lara Trump (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | Aaron Rodgers: Enigma (TV Series) · as Self - Presidential Candidate |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic · as Self - Spectator |
| 2024 | USA Votes · as Self - Former 2024 Presdential Candidate |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Trump VS Kamala: Race for the Whitehouse · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | Vindicating Trump · as Self - U.s. Political Candidate |
| 2024 | First Do No Pharm · as Self |
| 2024 | God Bless Bitcoin · as Self |
| 2024 | Inactive, America's Silent Killer · as Self |
| 2024 | RFK JR: Uncensored · as Self |
| 2024 | Dr. Phil Primetime (2024) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2024 | TheWeeknight (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | The Trust Fall · as Self |
| 2023 | Tucker on X (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2023 | Shot in the Arm · as Self |
| 2022 | Normal World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Died Suddenly · as Self |
| 2022 | The Real Anthony Fauci · as Self - Environmental Lawyer, Author Of 'the Real Anthony Fauci' |
| 2022 | Virulent: The Vaccine War · as Self - Attorney |
| 2022 | Shots: Eugenics to Pandemics · as Self |
| 2022 | Greta Van Susteren the Record (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Piers Morgan Uncensored (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | One Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Jesse Watters Primetime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | JFK: Destiny Betrayed (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass · as Self |
| 2021 | Covidland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Silenced as mercury rises · as Self |
| 2021 | Tonight Live with Dan Wootton (TV Series) · as Self - Lawyer, Activist And Nephew Of Jfk |
| 2021 | The Rise of the Anti-Vaxx Movement · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | The Anti-Vax Conspiracy · as Self |
| 2021 | Prime News (TV Series) · as Self - 2024 Presidential Candidate (i) |
| 2021 | Gutfeld! (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2021 | Tucker Carlson Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2021 | Tucker Carlson Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | The Faulkner Focus (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Rob Schmitt Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - 2024 Presidential Candidate (d) |
| 2020 | Hold-Up · as Self - Avocat |
| 2020 | Man in the Arena · as Self |
| 2020 | 1986: The Act · as Self |
| 2020 | Killing John F. Kennedy · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | The Hollywood Moment at Home Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Vaccinkrigarna (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Vaxxed II: The People's Truth · as Self |
| 2019 | The Way Out with Jurriaan Kamp (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | American Agenda (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | VICE Investigates (TV Series) · as Self - Founder, Children's Defense Fund |
| 2019 | Planet of the Humans · as Self - Co-Founder, Waterkeeper Alliance |
| 2019 | Murder and Justice: The Case of Martha Moxley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Afternoon Briefing (TV Series) · as Self - Us Health & Human Services Secretary |
| 2019 | UFC on ESPN (TV Series) · as Self - Spectator |
| 2018 | The Alec Baldwin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | RFK: The Kennedy Family Remembers · as Self (2018) |
| 2018 | 1968: The Year That Changed America (TV Series) · as Self - Son Of Robert F. Kennedy |
| 2018 | The Issue Is (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | American Dynasties: The Kennedys (TV Series) · as Self - Son Of Robert & Ethel Kennedy |
| 2017 | Hiking With Kevin (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | The Beat with Ari Melber (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Climate Hustle · as Self |
| 2017 | Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | The Tucker Carlson Show (TV Series) · as Self - 2024 Presidential Candidate |
| 2016 | The Best Democracy Money Can Buy · as Self |
| 2016 | Good Fortune · as Self |
| 2015 | The Kennedy Show (TV Series) · as Self - President, Children's Health Defense |
| 2014 | A Dangerous Game · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2013 | Pandora's Promise · as Self - Environmental Activist |
| 2013 | Do the Math · as Self |
| 2013 | PBS News Weekend (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | JFK: The Private President · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | PoliticKING with Larry King (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - 2024 Independent Presidential Candidate |
| 2011 | PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Last Mountain · as Self |
| 2011 | Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Kennedys' Home Movies · as Self |
| 2011 | Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Overheard (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2010 | Smash His Camera · as Self |
| 2009 | Pig Business · as Self |
| 2009 | Autism: Made in the U.S.A. · as Self - Green Our Vaccines Rally |
| 2009 | Do As I Say · as Self |
| 2008 | One Water · as Self |
| 2008 | Fuel · as Self - Attorney For Nrdc |
| 2008 | Celebrity: Dominick Dunne · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2008 | Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk · as Self |
| 2007 | Live Earth · as Self |
| 2006 | Al Jazeera Documentaries (TV Series) · as Self - Health And Human Services Secretary |
| 2006 | Al Franken: God Spoke · as Self |
| 2005 | The Young Turks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Earth to America · as Self |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable · as Self |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2002 | NOW (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Democracy Now! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Insiders (TV Series) · as Self - Us Health & Human Services Secretary |
| 2000 | The Waterkeepers · as Himself |
| 1998 | ARTE Journal Clips (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Joni Table Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Divas Live: An Honors Concert for VH1 Save the Music · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1997 | The GQ Men of the Year Awards · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Fox News Sunday (TV Series) · as Self - 2024 Presidential Candidate |
| 1995 | Lauren Hutton and... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Hardball with Chris Mathews (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | This Hour Has 22 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Politically Incorrect (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1993 | 1993 Essence Awards · as Self |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | TV4 Nyhetsmorgon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | 48 Hours (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (TV Series) · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1983 | Frontline (TV Series) · as Self (archive) |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | Tomorrow (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | Tomorrow with Tom Snyder (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Times in Pictures (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |