Aaron Freeman facts for kids

Aaron Freeman was born on June 8, 1956. He is an American journalist, a stand-up comedian, an author, and a cartoonist. He also writes a blog online.

Aaron Freeman's Career in Media

Aaron Freeman has had a long and interesting career. In the 1990s, he hosted a weekly radio show called Metropolis. This show shared information and was broadcast across the Midwest.

He is also a regular commentator on a well-known news program called All Things Considered. This show is on NPR, which is a public radio network.

Comedy and Satire Works

Aaron Freeman is known for his comedy. He co-wrote and directed a funny play called The Arab/Israeli Comedy Hour. He is also part of a comedy group called the Israeli/Palestinian Comedy Tour.

Freeman has performed with a famous comedy theater group called The Second City. This group is known for its improv and sketch comedy.

He also worked with his friend Rob Kolson. Together, they created two political and financial comedy shows. These were called Do the White Thing and Gentlemen Prefer Bonds.

In 1983, Freeman created a comedy show called Council Wars. This show made fun of the Chicago City Council when Harold Washington was mayor. It was a type of comedy called satire, which uses humor to criticize something.

For ten years, Aaron Freeman hosted his own television talk show. It was called Talking with Aaron Freeman. Later, he hosted a science and technology show. This show was on Chicago public television and was called Chicago Tomorrow.

Aaron Freeman also performs his own one-man shows. These include News Today/Comedy Tonight and Kosher Chitterlings. He performs these shows for different groups across the United States.

Aaron Freeman's Personal Life

Aaron Freeman was born in Kankakee, Illinois. He has lived in the Chicago area for a long time. He grew up as a Roman Catholic but later became a convert to Judaism. This means he chose to join the Jewish faith.

He is married to an artist named Sharon Rosenzweig. They work together on projects, including a comic strip. This comic strip is called The Comic Torah. Aaron and Sharon have twin daughters named Artemis and Diana. His daughters were even featured with him on a radio show called This American Life.

Books by Aaron Freeman

Aaron Freeman has also written several books. Here are some of them:

• How to Say "I Love You" in 30 Languages
• Baby Boomers - Acid Rock to Acid Reflux (2006); he wrote this with Rebecca Rock
• Confessions of a Lottery Ball, the Inside our world of Aaron Freeman (1987), ISBN: 0-933893-36-1
• The Comic Torah (2010); he wrote this with Sharon Rosenzweig ISBN: 978-1934730546

See also

In Spanish: Aaron Freeman para niños

• African-American Jews