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Anthony Kapel "Van" Jones is an American news commentator, author, and non-practicing attorney. He is a co-founder of several nonprofit organizations, including the Dream Corps, a "social justice accelerator" that operates three advocacy initiatives: #cut50, #Yeswecode and Green for All. He is the author of The Green Collar Economy and Rebuild the Dream, both ranking as New York Times bestselling books. He is a regular CNN contributor and host of The Van Jones Show.
Born
Friday, 20 September 1968
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 2010s | Self - Former Special Advisor to President Obama / Political Contributor, CNN / Self - Former Advisor to President Obama | 2023 |
| The First Step | Self | 2023 |
| The Kardashians | Self | 2022 |
| Mayor Pete | Self | 2021 |
| NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½ | Self | 2021 |
| Truth to Power | Self | 2021 |
| The Reunited States | Self | 2021 |
| The Accidental President | Self | 2020 |
| First Ladies | Self - CNN Political Commentator | 2020 |
| Planet of the Humans | Self | 2020 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 2010s | Self - Former Special Advisor to President Obama / Political Contributor, CNN / Self - Former Advisor to President Obama | 2023 |
| The First Step | Self | 2023 |
| The Kardashians | Self | 2022 |
| Mayor Pete | Self | 2021 |
| NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½ | Self | 2021 |
| Truth to Power | Self | 2021 |
| The Reunited States | Self | 2021 |
| The Accidental President | Self | 2020 |
| First Ladies | Self - CNN Political Commentator | 2020 |
| Planet of the Humans | Self | 2020 |
| No Safe Spaces | Self | 2019 |
| Free Meek | Self | 2019 |
| The Redemption Project with Van Jones | Self - Host | 2019 |
| The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power | Self | 2019 |
| Life-Size 2 | Reporter | 2018 |
| Armed | 2018 | |
| The First Purge | Reporter #2 | 2018 |
| Red Table Talk | Self | 2018 |
| The King | Self, founder of Rebuild the Dream | 2018 |
| I Am MLK Jr. | Self | 2018 |
| American Dynasties: The Kennedys | Self - Political Commentator / Himself / Self | 2018 |
| Divided States | Self - CNN Political Commentator | 2018 |
| Survivors Guide To Prison | Himself | 2018 |
| The Van Jones Show | Self - Host | 2018 |
| Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? | Self | 2017 |
| Cuomo Prime Time | Self - Correspondent | 2017 |
| Get Me Roger Stone | Self | 2017 |
| Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History | Self | 2017 |
| Waking the Sleeping Giant: The Making of a Political Revolution | Self | 2017 |
| TIME: The Kalief Browder Story | Self - Author / Activist | 2017 |
| The Quad | Van Jones | 2017 |
| Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama | Self | 2017 |
| A Dangerous Idea | Himself / Self | 2016 |
| The Messy Truth with Van Jones | Self - Host / Self | 2016 |
| 13th | Self - Founder, #CUT50 / Founder & President, Dream Corps / Self | 2016 |
| How to Let Go of the World: and Love All the Things Climate Can't Change | Self | 2016 |
| Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Self | 2016 |
| Chelsea | Self / Himself | 2016 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015 |
| The Greg Gutfeld Show | Self | 2015 |
| PAY 2 PLAY: Democracy's High Stakes | Self | 2014 |
| CNN Tonight | Self - Correspondent | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014 |
| At This Hour with Kate Bolduan | Self - Correspondent | 2014 |
| Wolf | Self - Correspondent | 2014 |
| The Drunken Peasants | Self | 2014 |
| Do the Math | Self | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| The Real | Self | 2013 |
| New Day | Self - Correspondent | 2013 |
| The Lead with Jake Tapper | Self - Correspondent | 2013 |
| A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for A Living Planet | Narrator / (Narrator) | 2013 |
| House of Cards | Van Jones | 2013 |
| Let Fury Have the Hour | Self | 2012 |
| Occupy Unmasked | Self | 2012 |
| Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Reliable Sources | Self - Anchor | 2012 |
| PoliticKING with Larry King | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Revolution | Self | 2012 |
| Koch Brothers Exposed | Himself / Self - President & Co-Founder, Rebuild the Dream | 2012 |
| Save KLSD: Media Consolidation and Local Radio | Self | 2012 |
| Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Self | 2012 |
| Heist: Who Stole the American Dream? | Self | 2012 |
| Erin Burnett OutFront | Self - Correspondent | 2011 |
| Carbon Nation | Self - Founder, Green For All | 2011 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest | 2010 |
| The Buried Life | Self | 2010 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self | 2009 |
| Earth 2100 | Self - Founder Green for All | 2009 |
| Houston We Have a Problem | Self - White House Special Advisor for Green Jobs | 2009 |
| State of the Union with Jake Tapper | Self - Panelist / Self - Correspondent | 2009 |
| Beyond Our Differences | Self | 2008 |
| The Wendy Williams Show | Self | 2008 |
| Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action | Self - Environmental Justice Activist | 2008 |
| The Colbert Report | Self | 2005 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | 2003 |
| Anderson Cooper 360° | Self - Correspondent / Self - CNN Political Commentator | 2003 |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | Self - Panelist / Self / Self - Guest | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Author | 2003 |
| The View | Self / Himself | 1997 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| Have I Got News for You | Self - Political Commentator | 1990 |
| CNN Newsroom | Self - Correspondent | 1989 |
| CNN Special Reports | Self - Contributor | 1980 |
| Nova | Self - Green for All | 1974 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Reunited States | 2021 |
| The Van Jones Show | 2018 |
| CNN Newsroom | 1989 |
