David Hogg

David Hogg: Biography in Details

Who is David Hogg?

David Hogg is an American gun control activist and a student. On February 14, 2018, David survived the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida.

He is one of 20 founding members of Never Again MSD, a gun control advocacy group led by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students. In conjunction with his gun control advocacy, he has helped several high-profile protests, marches, and boycotts.

On June 19, 2018, David along with his sister Lauren Hogg, published a book titled NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line. The book made the New York Times bestseller list.

Currently, David is a student at Harvard University.

Is David Hogg involved in any rumors and controversies?

Shortly after the shooting, false claims appeared on social media that it had never really happened. David along with his friends was accused of being a “crisis actor”.

According to David’s mother, Hogg’s family received death threats from various conspiracy theorists. The conspiracy theories about Hogg and other Parkland activists were named PolitiFact’s 2018 Lie of the Year.

On the morning of June 5, 2018, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office received a false report from an anonymous caller claiming that there was a hostage situation in Hogg’s family home.

In June 2019, in an interview with the Washington Post Magazine, Hogg said there had been seven assassination attempts on his life.

David Hogg: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

David was born David Miles Hogg on the 12^th of April 2000 in Los Angeles, California, United States. He is 24 years old as of 2024.

He is the son of Kevin Hogg (father), a former agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Rebecca Boldrick (mother), a teacher for Broward County Public Schools in Broward County, Florida.

In addition, he has a sister Lauren Hogg. He belongs to the Scottish-English heritage. Moreover, his Zodiac sign is Aries.

Before attending Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Hogg lived in Los Angeles, California.

Hogg chose to attend Stoneman Douglas because it offered television production classes. He graduated on June 3, 2018.

Hogg was accepted to several universities including the University of California, Irvine. Surprisingly, he decided to take a year off before starting college to work on the 2018 mid-term elections.

 In December 2018, Hogg announced that he was accepted by Harvard University. Therefore, he planned to start his courses in the fall of 2019.

David Hogg: Professional Life, Career, Net Worth 2024

After the school shooting, Hogg emerged as a leader in the 2018 United States gun violence protests.

Along with Alfonso Calderon, Sarah Chadwick, Emma Gonzalez, Cameron Kasky, and other students, he turned to the media to talk about their role as survivors in the shooting and voice his opinion on gun control and gun violence.

Hogg joined the social media movement and student-led gun control advocacy group Never Again MSD shortly after its formation.

Hogg flew to Los Angeles on February 21, 2018, to be on The Dr. Phil Show, along with his sister, to discuss the school shooting. There, they met with survivors of the Columbine High School massacre that occurred on April 20, 1999, in Columbine, Colorado, United States.

His net worth and salary are not disclosed.

Body Stats: Height, Weight

David Hogg has brown hair with dark brown eyes. His height is 5 ft and 10 inches and has a decent body mass.

Is David Hogg active on social media?

He is not active on Facebook. But he has over 104k and 1m followers on Instagram and Twitter respectively.

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