Robert F. Kennedy III
American film director (born 1984)
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Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy III (born September 2, 1984) is an American film director, theatre director and screenwriter. He is the eldest son of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a grandson of Robert F. Kennedy.
September 2, 1984
- Film director
- Theatre director
- Screenwriter
Robert F. Kennedy III | |
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| Born | Robert Francis Kennedy III September 2, 1984 |
| Other name | Bobby Kennedy III |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
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| Years active | 2012 – present |
| Notable work | AmeriQua |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Kennedy family |
Early life
Robert Francis Kennedy III was born on September 2, 1984 to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Emily Black at the Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York.[1][2][3] Kennedy was given the nickname "Bobby" growing up.[4] He was kept out of public view growing up. Kennedy later graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.[5][6]
In 2000, Kennedy accompanied his father at the Democratic National Convention. In 2008, he helped then senator Barack Obama to launch the website Ameritocracy.com, a fundraiser, which has become defunct.[4]
Career
Kennedy created a film noir titled Battle for Aspen in high school, where he later won an award for the film.[7][8] Kennedy first directed and wrote on ELEW: Live from Infinity, a comedic play, in 2012.[4] In 2013, he wrote and later acted in the Italian film AmeriQua. The film was derived from his previous screenplays.[9][10]
In 2020, he created Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb, where the film was set to premiere at the South by Southwest festival in Austin. The event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.[11] In 2016, Shout! Studios acquired the film distribution rights for the film. Kennedy landed a $300,000 deal to shoot a film based on journalist Hunter S. Thompson in Colorado,[12] where in 2021, he wrote and directed the film, which was retitled Fear and Loathing in Aspen. It starred his step-mother Cheryl Hines.[13][14]
The Confessions of Anthony Fauci, his satirical novel about former director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci, was released in 2025 by Skyhorse Publishing.[15][16]
Personal life
As of 2016, Kennedy resides in Los Angeles.[12] In 2014, he met Amaryllis Fox Kennedy at Burning Man in Nevada.[5][17] They married in July 2018, after dating for a year in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.[18][19] They have two children, a daughter born in 2019,[20][21] and a son born in 2021.[22][23]
Bibliography
Kennedy III, Robert (November 18, 2025). The Confessions of Anthony Fauci. MAHA Books. ISBN 978-1-631-44086-1.