His mother used to take him to protest marches against the Vietnam
War.
An active fundraiser for the Democratic Party.
Brother of Rahm Emanuel, Democratic Congressman representing part of the U.S. 5th Congressional District in Illinois and White House Chief of Staff for Barack Obama, and Ezekiel Emanuel.
2007- Ranked #4 on "EW"'s The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.
Graduated from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN.