Gene Weingarten Biography | Wikipedia
Who is Gene Weingarten?
Gene Weingarten is a well-known American journalist and former syndicated humor columnist for The Washington Post. He is the two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. Gene is famous for both his serious and humourous work.
Through September 2021, Gene’s column, ”Below the Beltway,” was published weekly in The Washington Post magazine and syndicated nationally by The Washington Post Writers Group, which also syndicates Barney and Clyde, a comic strip he co-authors with his son, Dan Weingarten, with illustrations by David Clark.
Weingarten Age | Birthday
How old is Gene Weingarten?
Gene was born to his parents on October 2nd, 1951, in New York City, in the United States of America. He is 72 years old as of 2023. He also manages to celebrate his birthday on the 2nd of October every year.
Gene Weingarten Nationality | Ethnicity
Gene holds American nationality and citizenship. He is of white ethnicity and heritage, born in New York City, in the United States of America.
Gene Weingarten Education
Gene completed his high school classes at The Bronx High School of Science in 1968. He continued with his studies where he joined a pre-med University before he majored in psychology at New York University where he left his higher education after he was three credits shy away from attaining a psychology degree.
Gene Weingarten Family | Parents
Gene was born and brought up by his father and mother in the Bronx. His mother was a school teacher and his father served as an accountant for Internal Revenue Service agent. Nevertheless, he has not shared any details regarding his parents’ names and occupations.
It is also not clear if he has siblings. Information is currently under review. You will be updated once is confirmed from our reliable source. Keep the tab open for more updates.
Weingarten Height | Weight | Body Measurements
How tall is Gene Weingarten?
Gene is a man of average stature. He stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches approximatly 1.75 meters. He also manages to maintain an average body weight of 78kg. His other information regarding his body measurements is currently under review. You will be updated once is clear from our reliable source.
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Weingarten Marriage | Wife | Divorce | Girlfriend
Is Gene Weingarten married?
Gene was once married to ex-wife Arlene Reidy who serves as an attorney. The couple shares two kids, Dan Weingarten, a cartoonist, and Molly Weingarten, a veterinarian.
The couple divorced, and he stated that he had divorced his wife in a column published on August 10, 2017. He also revealed that he has a girlfriend, Rachel Manteuffel who serves for the Washington Post as an editor and writer.
Gene Weingarten Twitter
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Gene Weingarten Below The Beltway Washington Post
Gene was a humor columnist for the Washington Post. While serving there, he was writing the weekly humor column, Below the Beltway from 1990 to 2021.
Moreover, Below the Belt is nationally syndicated. Furthermore, he has been a contributor of drawings to the column for more than a decade now, Eric Shansby.
Weingarten Salary
Gene used to serve as a humor columnist since 1990 where he earned $115,500 yearly.
Gene Weingarten Net Worth
Gene has served as a columnist for more than four decades. He has managed to accumulate a good amount of wealth throughout his career. He has an estimated net worth of around $7 million.
Gene Weingarten Substack
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Gene Weingarten Pearls Before Breakfast
Pearls Before Breakfast was the first story that made him win his first Pulitzer. He later names the story, The Fiddler in the Subway, for his collection. The story got most of the global responses as some readers loved it and others didn’t like it. Nevertheless, other readers confessed that the story made the cry.