When and where was Steve Bannon born?
Stephen Kevin Bannon was born on the 27th of November 1953 in Norfolk, Virginia. He grew up in a working-class household that identified as pro-Kennedy and pro-union Democrat.
Stephen Kevin Bannon was born on the 27th of November 1953 in Norfolk, Virginia. He grew up in a working-class household that identified as pro-Kennedy and pro-union Democrat.
Steve Bannon served six years in the United States Navy from 1977 until 1983 as a surface warfare officer aboard a destroyer in the Pacific Fleet. He later became a special assistant to the chief of naval operations at the Pentagon and deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operation Eagle Claw in 1980.
In 1990 Steve Bannon launched his own boutique investment bank called Bannon & Co and accepted a financial stake in five television shows including Seinfeld instead of taking a full fee. He still receives cash residuals each time Seinfeld airs today.
Steve Bannon left the White House in August 2017 after billionaire funders Robert and Rebekah Mercer pushed him out of his role as head of Breitbart News on the 9th of January 2018 following his return as executive chairman on the 18th of August 2017.
On the 20th of August 2020 federal prosecutors unsealed criminal charges against Steve Bannon alleging conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering regarding funds from the We Build the Wall fundraising campaign. Prosecutors claimed he received more than one million dollars for personal expenses including credit card payments and travel.
On the 11th of February 2025 Steve Bannon pleaded guilty to one state felony count of a scheme to defraud in the first degree and was sentenced to a three-year conditional discharge without prison time. He had previously been convicted in July 2022 for contempt of Congress and sentenced to four months in prison plus a six thousand five hundred dollar fine.