Sean Spicer is an American political aide best known for his role as the twenty-eighth White House Press Secretary and as White House Communications Director under President Donald Trump.
Sean Michael Spicer was born on September 23, 1971, in Manhasset, New York, to Kathryn and Michael William Spicer. His father worked in the insurance industry, while his mother served as the department head of East Asian studies at Brown University. Spicer was actively involved in volunteer activities during his school years and participated in local political campaigns.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Connecticut College, attending from 1989 to 1993. During his time there, he engaged in campus political discourse, including contributing letters to the student newspaper, The College Voice, on issues such as anti-smoking policies. In 2012, he received a Master’s degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.
Following college, Spicer began working on several political campaigns. In the 1990s, he joined the U.S. Navy Reserve as a public affairs officer, a role he held while continuing his work in political communications. He held communications positions with the House Budget Committee and the Republican Conference of the U.S. House of Representatives.
In 2011, Spicer was appointed Communications Director for the Republican National Committee (RNC). During his tenure, he expanded the RNC’s digital presence, established an internal television production unit, and implemented a rapid-response communication strategy.
Spicer served as White House Press Secretary and briefly as Communications Director under President Donald Trump. He succeeded Josh Earnest, President Barack Obama’s final Press Secretary. In his role, Spicer worked to manage the often-contentious relationship between the Trump administration and the media. He was known for his combative press briefings and frequently found himself at the center of media scrutiny during his tenure. Spicer resigned in July 2017.
Following his departure from the White House, Sean Spicer pursued a public career that included speaking engagements, authoring a memoir, and serving as a spokesperson for political action initiatives. In September 2019, he entered the realm of reality television as a contestant on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Although his dance skills were widely critiqued, his appearance garnered attention due to his previous public service and notoriety from the Trump administration. His vibrant costume in the premiere episode attracted widespread commentary.
Sean Spicer married Rebecca Miller, a television producer and former spokeswoman for the George W. Bush administration, on November 13, 2004, at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. The couple resides in Alexandria, Virginia, and has two children.
| Birth Date: | 23 Sep, 1971 |
| Age: | 49 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Manhasset |
| Education: | Connecticut College Naval War College Portsmouth Abbey School |
| Gender: | Male |
| Net Worth 2021: | 6 million |
