Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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,…
Acting
- 2025The Donald Trump ShowSelf (archive footage)3 ep.
- 2025My View with Lara TrumpSelf2 ep.
- 2024The Tucker Carlson ShowSelf4 ep.
- 2021JFK: Destiny BetrayedSelf4 ep.
- 2021Tucker Carlson TodaySelf - Conspiracy Theorist1 ep.
- 2018The Alec Baldwin ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2018American Dynasties: The KennedysSelf6 ep.
- 2010Overheard with Evan SmithSelf1 ep.
- 2008The Rachel Maddow ShowSelf (archive footage)1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026The Rachel Maddow ShowSelf (archive footage)1 ep.
- 2026VelshiSelf (archive footage)1 ep.
- 2025My View with Lara TrumpSelf2 ep.
- 2025FrontlineSelf (archive)1 ep.
- 2025The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf (archive footage)2 ep.
- 2024The Tucker Carlson ShowSelf4 ep.
- 2025The Matt Gaetz ShowSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)1 ep.
- 2024Real Time with Bill MaherSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2021Tucker Carlson TodaySelf - Conspiracy Theorist1 ep.
- 2018The Alec Baldwin ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2011Overheard with Evan SmithSelf1 ep.
- 2006The Colbert ReportSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 1978The Mike Douglas ShowSelf1 ep.
Also known as: Robert Francis Kennedy Jr.