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Ben Carson
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Born September 18, 1951 (73 years)
Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an American retired neurosurgeon, author, and politician who served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021. He was a candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 Republican primaries. He is considered a pioneer in the field of neurosurgery.
Carson became the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in 1984 at age 33; he was the youngest chief of pediatric neurosurgery in the United States. At retirement, he was professor of neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery, and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Carson's achievements include participating in the first reported separation of conjoined twins joined at the back of the head. Although surgically a success, the twins continued to suffer neurologic/medical complications. Additional accomplishments include performing the first successful neurosurgical procedure on a fetus inside the womb; developing new methods to treat brain-stem tumors; and revitalizing hemispherectomy techniques for controlling seizures. He wrote over 100 neurosurgical publications. He retired from medicine in 2013.
Carson gained national fame among political conservatives after delivering a speech at the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast which was perceived as critical of the policies of President Barack Obama. Following widespread speculation of a presidential run, Carson officially announced his campaign for the 2016 Republican nomination for President in May 2015. Carson performed strongly in early polls, leading to him being considered a frontrunner for the nomination during the fall of 2015; however, his polling support began to decline following scrutiny of his foreign policy credentials after the November 2015 Paris attacks. Carson withdrew from the race after Super Tuesday, following a string of disappointing primary results, and endorsed Donald Trump. Following Trump's victory, Trump nominated Carson as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, being confirmed by the United States Senate in a 58–41 vote on March 2, 2017. Carson has also been seen as a symbol of black conservatism.
Carson has received numerous honors for his neurosurgery work, including more than 60 honorary doctorate degrees and numerous national merit citations. In 2001, he was named by CNN and TIME magazine as one of the nation's 20 foremost physicians and scientists, and was selected by the Library of Congress as one of 89 "Living Legends" on its 200th anniversary. In 2008, Carson was bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. In 2010, he was elected into the National Academy of Medicine. He was the subject of the 2009 TV film Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, where he was portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr.
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Carson became the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in 1984 at age 33; he was the youngest chief of pediatric neurosurgery in the United States. At retirement, he was professor of neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery, and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Carson's achievements include participating in the first reported separation of conjoined twins joined at the back of the head. Although surgically a success, the twins continued to suffer neurologic/medical complications. Additional accomplishments include performing the first successful neurosurgical procedure on a fetus inside the womb; developing new methods to treat brain-stem tumors; and revitalizing hemispherectomy techniques for controlling seizures. He wrote over 100 neurosurgical publications. He retired from medicine in 2013.
Carson gained national fame among political conservatives after delivering a speech at the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast which was perceived as critical of the policies of President Barack Obama. Following widespread speculation of a presidential run, Carson officially announced his campaign for the 2016 Republican nomination for President in May 2015. Carson performed strongly in early polls, leading to him being considered a frontrunner for the nomination during the fall of 2015; however, his polling support began to decline following scrutiny of his foreign policy credentials after the November 2015 Paris attacks. Carson withdrew from the race after Super Tuesday, following a string of disappointing primary results, and endorsed Donald Trump. Following Trump's victory, Trump nominated Carson as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, being confirmed by the United States Senate in a 58–41 vote on March 2, 2017. Carson has also been seen as a symbol of black conservatism.
Carson has received numerous honors for his neurosurgery work, including more than 60 honorary doctorate degrees and numerous national merit citations. In 2001, he was named by CNN and TIME magazine as one of the nation's 20 foremost physicians and scientists, and was selected by the Library of Congress as one of 89 "Living Legends" on its 200th anniversary. In 2008, Carson was bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. In 2010, he was elected into the National Academy of Medicine. He was the subject of the 2009 TV film Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, where he was portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr.
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Filmography
| 2023 | Walt's Disenchanted Kingdom · as Self |
| 2022 | My Dinner with Trump · as Self |
| 2022 | Uncle Tom II: An American Odyssey · as Himself |
| 2022 | Jesse Watters Primetime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Takeaways with Kirk Cameron (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Tuttle Twins (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Rob Schmitt Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Fmr. Hud Secretary |
| 2020 | The Accidental President · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Divided Hearts of America · as Self |
| 2020 | Uncle Tom · as Self |
| 2020 | Spicer & Co (TV Series) · as Self - Former Hud Secretary |
| 2020 | Greg Kelly Reports (TV Series) · as Self - Former Hud Secretary |
| 2018 | Axios (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Fahrenheit 11/9 · as Self |
| 2018 | The Issue Is (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Revive Us 2 · as Self |
| 2017 | The Ingraham Angle (TV Series) · as Self - Former U.s. Hud Secretary |
| 2017 | An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power · as Self |
| 2017 | The Chris Salcedo Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Get Me Roger Stone · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | PACmen · as Himself |
| 2016 | Tucker Carlson Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Hud Secretary |
| 2016 | Undecided: The Movie · as Himself |
| 2016 | Revive Us · as Himself |
| 2015 | Who Is Donald Trump? · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2015 | The Making of Trump · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2015 | Watters' World (TV Series) · as Self - Former U.s. Hud Secretary |
| 2013 | The Kelly File (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Media Buzz (TV Series) · as Self - 2016 Gop Presidential Candidate |
| 2012 | The Eric Andre Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | State of the Union with Candy Crowley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Hannity (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Huckabee (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Hopkins (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Dandy Kids Documentary · as Self |
| 2006 | African American Lives 2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | 2000 Essence Awards · as Self |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Your World with Neil Cavuto (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The O'Reilly Factor (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Fox News Sunday (TV Series) · as Self - 2016 Gop Presidential Candidate |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1989 | The 10th Annual Black Achievement Awards · as Self |
| 1988 | Inside Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - 2016 Gop Presidential Candidate |
| 1966 | 700 Club (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Horizon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1960 | This Week (TV Series) · as Self - 2016 Gop Presidential Candidate |
| 1947 | Meet the Press (TV Series) · as Self - 2016 Gop Presidential Candidate |