Who is Dinesh D’Souza?
Dinesh D’Souza (Dinesh Joseph D’Souza) is a popular Indian-American political commentator, filmmaker, author, provocateur, and conspiracy theorist. D’souza released the documentary film 2016: Obama‘s America, an anti-Obama polemic based on his 2010 book The Roots of Obama’s Rage. The documentary earned him $33 million.
He has other documentaries which include: America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014), Hillary’s America (2016), Death of a Nation (2018), and Trump Card (2020). D’Souza was given full citizenship in the US in 1991. The King’s College named D’Souza its president in August 2010. He resigned from the position on 18th October 2012.
How Old is Dinesh D’Souza?
Dinesh was born on 25th April 1961. He is 60 years of age as of 2021. D’souza shares his birthday with celebrities like Al Pacino, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Emily Bergl, Gina Torres, Hank Azaria, Jayden Rey, Marguerite Moreau, and Melonie Diaz, among others.
Dinesh D’Souza Family
Who Are Dinesh D’Souza’s Parents?
D’Souza was born to Allan and Magaret in Bombay. He grew up in Goa in Western India. His father served as an executive at Johnson & Johnson while his mother was a housewife.
Does Dinesh D’Souza Have Siblings?
D’Souza’s secretive nature has shown up in his personal life. He has managed to keep his family background very private. In case there is news regarding D’Souza’s siblings, we shall update it here as soon as possible.
Dinesh D’Souza Education
D’Souza was schooled in Bombay, at Jesuit St. Stanislaus High School. He enrolled at Sydenham College and graduated in 1976. He became a foreign exchange student and traveled to the United States in 1978 under the Rotary Youth Exchange.
D’Souza attended the local public school in Patagonia, Arizona. In 1983, he graduated from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts in English. During his college tenure, he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Dinesh D’Souza Wife
Before he met Dixie Brubaker, D’Souza dated Laura Ingraham and Ann Coulter. D’Souza tied knots with Brubaker in 1992. They resided in California until 2010. D’Souza relocated to New York as president of The King’s College in 2010. The couple divorced in 2012.
D’Souza married a conservative political activist and mother of two, Deborah Fancher, on 19th March 2016. Their wedding was officiated by Ted Cruz’s father Rafael Cruz.
Does Dinesh D’Souza Have Children?
D’Souza is the father of Danielle D’Souza Gill, a daughter from her previous marriage.
Dinesh D’Souza Interests and Hobbies
D’Souza loves writing and has published several books. He additionally has interests in politics.
How Tall is Dinesh D’Souza?
Adding to his well-built body, D’Souza stands at a height of 1.79 meters.
Dinesh D’Souza Career
D’Souza began his career as the editor of The Prospect, a monthly journal. the publication is financed by a group of Princeton University alumni. Between 1985 and 1987, He contributed to the Policy Review.
D’Souza served as a policy adviser during President Ronald Reagan’s administration. He is affiliated with the American Enterprise Institute and the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
Dinesh D’Souza Books
D’Souza wrote and published The End of Racism in 1995. In his book, he claimed that claims of racism held back progress among African Americans in the US. The book was criticized by many reviewers including Michael Bérubé, John David Smith, Paul Finkelman, and Glenn Loury.
He wrote another book in 2002, What’s So Great About America where he discusses colonialism. D’Souza published another book The Enemy at Home: The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11 in 2007. He talks about American culture connecting it to the September 11 attacks.
In 2010, D’Souza published The Roots of Obama’s Rage. The novel discusses Barack Obama’s past and how it formed his beliefs. He published another book in 2014, America: Imagine the World Without Her. His 2014 documentary film is based on the same book.
In 2017, The Big Lie: Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left was published. He has published other books, Christian apologetics series, What’s So Great About Christianity, and Life After Death: The Evidence.
Dinesh D’Souza Filmmaking
D’Souza is the author and co-director of the documentary-style polemical film 2016: Obama’s America. The film is a comparison of similarities between Obama and D’Souza’s lives.
D’Souza announced in March 2013 that he was working on a documentary film, America: Imagine the World Without Her released in 2014.
He released another documentary film Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party on 25th July 2016. The film is a critic of Hillary Clinton.
In 2018, Death of a Nation: Can We Save America a Second Time? was released.
Dinesh D’Souza in Media
D’Souza was hosted by Bill Maher on Politically Incorrect. The show was six days after the September 11, 2001, attacks. On 16th January 2007, he was interviewed on The Colbert Report. D’Souza is a guest contributor for Christian Science Monitor.
D’Souza is additionally known for promoting conspiracy theories. He was among those who claimed that Obama was not born in the United States and that the Clintons had murdered people.
Conviction
D’Souza was charged on January 23, 2014, with making $20,000 in illegal campaign contributions to the New York Senate campaign of Wendy Long. However, his case was determined by US Judge Richard M. Berman on 15th May 2014.
D’Souza pleaded guilty on 20th May 2014 to one felony count of making illegal contributions in the names of others. The court sentenced him to five years probation, eight months in a halfway house, and a $30,000 fine on September 23, 2014. Trump pardoned D’Souza on 31st May 2018.
Dinesh D’Souza’s Net Worth
D’Souza has accrued a net worth of $4 million throughout his career.
Books
Books authored by D’Souza include:
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Falwell, Before the Millennium: A Critical Biography | Regnery Publishing (ISBN 0895266075) |
| 1986 | The Catholic Classics | (ISBN 0879735457) |
| 1987 | My Dear Alex: Letters From The KGB (with Gregory Fossedal) | Regnery Publishing (ISBN 0895265761) |
| 1991 | Illiberal education: The politics of race and sex on campus | (ISBN 0684863847) |
| 1995 | The End of Racism | (ISBN 0684825244) |
| 1997 | Ronald Reagan: How An Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader | (ISBN 0684848236) |
| 2000 | The Virtue of Prosperity | (ISBN 0684868156) |
| 2002 | What’s So Great About America | Regnery Publishing (ISBN 0895261537) |
| 2002 | Letters to a Young Conservative | (ISBN 0465017347) |
| 2007 | The Enemy At Home: The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11 | (ISBN 0385510128) |
| 2007 | What’s So Great About Christianity | Regnery Publishing (ISBN 1596985178) |
| 2008 | Foreword to Conspiracies and the Cross by Timothy Paul Jones | Frontline Books (ISBN 1599792052) |
| 2009 | Life After Death: The Evidence | (ISBN 978-1596980990) |
| 2010 | The Roots of Obama’s Rage | Regnery Publishing (ISBN 978-1596986251) |
| 2012 | Godforsaken: Bad things happen. Is there a God who cares? YES. Here’s proof | Tyndale House (ISBN 978-1414324852) |
| 2012 | Obama’s America: Unmaking the American Dream | Regnery Publishing (ISBN 1596987782) |
| 2014 | America: Imagine a World without Her | Regnery Publishing (ISBN 978-1621572039) |
| 2015 | What’s So Great About America | Regnery Publishing (ISBN 1621574024) |
| 2015 | Stealing America: What My Experience with Criminal Gangs Taught Me about Obama, Hillary, and the Democratic Party | Broadside Books (ISBN 978-0062366719) |
| 2017 | The Big Lie: Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left | Regnery Publishing (ISBN 978-1621573487) |
| 2018 | Death of a Nation: Plantation Politics and the Making of the Democratic Party | All Points Books (ISBN 978-1250163776) |
| 2020 | United States of Socialism: Who’s Behind It. Why It’s Evil. How to Stop It. | All Points Books (ISBN 978-1250163783) |
Films
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Michael Moore Hates America | Co-star[187] |
| 2012 | 2016: Obama’s America | Executive producer, co-director, co-writer, and star |
| 2014 | America: Imagine the World Without Her | Executive producer, director, co-writer, and star[188] |
| 2016 | Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party | Executive producer, director, co-writer, and star[189] |
| 2018 | Death of a Nation: Can We Save America a Second Time? | Executive producer, director, co-writer, and star[190] |
| 2020 | Trump Card | Co-director, co-writer, producer[191] |
| 2020 | Infidel | Executive produced through his production company D’Souza Media[192] |