{{short description|American political commentator}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2013}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Bob Cesca | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|7|12}} | birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S. | education = Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | occupation = Director, producer, film producer, music director, music producer, writer, actor, blogger, political commentator | title = Bachelor of Political Science | years_active = 2001–present | credits = ''The Huffington Post'' | website = {{URL|bobcesca.com}} }}
'''Bob Cesca''' (born July 12, 1971) is an American director, producer, writer, actor, blogger and political commentator. He's the host of The Bob Cesca Show podcast on Stephanie Miller's Sexy Liberal Podcast Network. He is a regular contributor for ''Salon'' website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/writer/bob_cesca/|title=Stories written by Bob Cesca|access-date=2016-08-23}}</ref>
==Background== Cesca grew up in Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia. He graduated from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in political science. In his personal life, Cesca is an avid cyclist.<ref name=blog/>
Cesca has written weekly columns for ''The Huffington Post'' since August 2005.<ref name=blog>[http://www.bobcesca.com/blog-archives/2005/11/contact_bob.html Contact Bob]. [http://www.bobcesca.com/ Bob Cesca Personal Website]. Posted November 1, 2005. Accessed April 12, 2009.</ref> He has also contributed to AOL's WalletPop blog<ref>[http://bobcesca.thedailybanter.com/blog-archives/tag/walletpop Tag Archives: Walletpop] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085512/http://bobcesca.thedailybanter.com/blog-archives/tag/walletpop |date=August 19, 2014 }}</ref> (Now DailyFinance.com)<ref>[http://www.dailyfinance.com/writers/bob-cesca/ Bob Cesca on DailyFinance.com]</ref> and ''Manhattan'' magazine.<ref>[http://bobcesca.thedailybanter.com/blog-archives/tag/manhattan-magazine Tag Archives: Manhattan Magazine] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085514/http://bobcesca.thedailybanter.com/blog-archives/tag/manhattan-magazine |date=August 19, 2014 }}</ref>
He began his career in media working as an intern for the ''Don and Mike Show'' in Washington, D.C. Later, he founded Camp Chaos, an alternative media production studio based near Philadelphia for which he animated and performed voices for the cartoon ''Napster Bad''. As of 2006, he ran a new media production company called Snark Rocket.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.snarkrocket.com/blog-archives/2006/02/camp_chaos_since_1998_1.html |title=THE FAMOUS SNARK ROCKET STUDIOS: SINCE 1946 |access-date=August 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032457/http://www.snarkrocket.com/blog-archives/2006/02/camp_chaos_since_1998_1.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Cesca directed music videos for Iron Maiden, Yes, Everclear, Mötley Crüe and Meat Loaf. He also designed the album and sleeve for the Yes album ''Magnification'' and the DVD release ''Symphonic Live''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.snarkrocket.com/blog-archives/about_camp_chaos/ |title=Snark Rocket Website |access-date=March 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206221839/http://www.snarkrocket.com/blog-archives/about_camp_chaos/ |archive-date=December 6, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2003, Cesca conceived and produced ''ILL-ustrated'', a VH1 animated comedy series which premiered in October of that year.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384742/ ILL-ustrated]. Imdb.com Accessed April 12, 2009.</ref> In 2006, Cesca edited and directed the animated series ''Kung Fu Jimmy Chow'' for Heavy.com.
About Cesca, Cenk Uygur of ''The Young Turks'' has said that "Bob's writing is totally fearless. That's what I love about it."<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/One-Nation-Under-Fear-Fear-Mongers/dp/0981453503 One Nation Under Fear: Scaredy Cats and Fear-Mongers in the Home of the Brave (And What You Can Do About It)] at Amazon.com</ref> In 2013, after whistle-blower Edward Snowden revealed NSA overreach, Cenk said, "There isn't anything Obama does that [Bob] wouldn't jump to the immediate, enormous and 110% defense of."<ref>{{cite episode |series=The Young Turks show |first1=Cenk |last1=Uygur |network=YouTube |date=June 2013}}</ref>
Cesca hosts ''The Bob Cesca Show'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bobcesca.com/ |title=Bob Cesca Show}}</ref> a thrice weekly podcast supported by crowdfunding site Patreon, where he discusses news, politics, music and other subjects.<ref>[http://bobcesca.thedailybanter.com/the-bubble-genius-bob-chez-show-archive The Bubble Genius Bob & Chez Show Archive] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822155602/http://bobcesca.thedailybanter.com/the-bubble-genius-bob-chez-show-archive |date=August 22, 2014 }}</ref>
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== External links == * [http://www.bobcesca.com/ Bob Cesca personal website] * {{IMDb name|1045005}}
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