Lawrence O'Donnell - Famous Commentator

Lawrence O’Donnell Net Worth

$16,000,000

Lawrence O’Donnell is an American news broadcaster and TV writer who has a net worth of $16 million. He is famously known today as a political commentator and anchor for MSNBC, but he also had a successful career as a writer, including being the writer and producer of the hit series ‘The West Wing.’

Key facts:

  • Lawrence O'Donnell is an American news broadcaster and TV writer.
  • He enjoyed a substantial career as a writer and became the writer and producer for the hit series 'The West Wing'.
  • O'Donnell acted as an aide to US Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and later served as staff director for the Senate Finance Committee.
  • He created the show 'The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell', one of MSNBC's major flagship shows.
  • O'Donnell partnered with UNICEF to provide African students with desks and created scholarships to help young girls in Malawi get an education.

Basic Information About Lawrence O’Donnell

CategoryPoliticians
ProfessionsJournalist, Commentator, Writer, Television producer, Actor, Screenwriter, Presenter
Net worth$16,000,000
Date of birth1951-11-07 (73 years old)
Place of birthBoston
NationalityUnited States of America
SpouseKathryn Harrold - (14 FebruaryΒ 1994 - 2013)Β (divorced)Β (1 child)
GenderMale
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

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Lawrence O’Donnell awards

Award Name State Movie / Series Name Year
Humanitas Prize - 60 Minute CategoryWinnerThe West Wing2000
WGA Award (TV) - Dramatic SeriesNomineeThe West Wing2006

Lawrence O’Donnell roles

Movie / Series Role
Olympus Has FallenSelf
London Has FallenLawrence O'Donnell (uncredited)
The CampaignLawrence O'Donnell
Swing VoteLawrence O'Donnell
The West WingWriter
The West WingWriter
The West WingWriter
The West WingDr. Bartlet 1 episode, 2001
The PracticeJudge Franklin Brown 1 episode, 2003
The SimpsonsLawrence O'Donnell 1 episode, 2019
Curb Your EnthusiasmLawrence O'Donnell 1 episode, 2017
MonkJudge Lawrence Barr 2 episodes, 2006-2008
House of CardsLawrence O'Donnell 1 episode, 2018
Murphy BrownLawrence O'Donnell 1 episode, 2018
I Love You, AmericaLawrence O'Donnell 1 episode, 2018
Big LoveLee Hatcher 11 episodes, 2006-2011
Franklin & BashJudge Paul W. Redford 1 episode, 2013
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf 2 episodes, 2017-2018
True BloodLawrence O'Donnell 1 episode, 2013
DamagesThe Last Word Host 1 episode, 2012

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Interesting Facts about Lawrence O’Donnell

  1. One daughter with his wife Kathryn Harrold.
  2. Guest hosted most of the political talk shows on MSNBC multiple times each before finally landing his own show on the network.
  3. Kevin O'Donnell and Liam O'Donnell are his nephews.
  4. Uncle-in-law of Phet Mahathongdy.
  5. Was the victim of a drunk driving accident as a passenger in a taxi while vacationing on Tortola, British Virgin Islands in April 2014. Both he and his oldest brother Michael were critically injured. O'Donnell credits his "NBC family" for arranging medivac flights for Lawrence to be flown back to New York City, and for Michael to be flown back to Boston for necessary surgeries to be performed where each of their families were located. Lawrence was operated on at The Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan, a nationally ranked hospital for orthopedic (bone) surgeries. Lawrence opened with his account of this horrific, but ultimately life affirming ("I'm lucky to be alive...") episode of his life on his return to the anchor chair for his MSNBC program, The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (2010) on Monday, June 23, 2014.
  6. Irish-American.
  7. O'Donnell was a staff assistant to US Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan from 1989 to 1995. This included serving as a senior advisor (1989-1991), staff director for Committee on Environment and Public Works (1991 to 1993), and staff director of the Committee on Finance (1993-1995).

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