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Introduction :
Connor Kennedy is an instrumentalist, writer, and musician who lives in New York. Multi-talented and hard-working, he has spent most of his time working to create his own image away from that of his famous family.
Illustrious Family Background and Education :
- Connor was born in the northern region of New Jersey, but he grew up in New York in a small town called Saugerties.
- Parents : He is the son of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, whose uncle was the late American president, John F. Kennedy. Connor’s dad is a radio host, activist, and environmental lawyer.
- Connor’s mother, Mary Kennedy, committed suicide, leaving young Connor as her estate administrator since he was the eldest of her four kids. Robert, who was already divorcing Mary when she died, had no objections to the decision.
- Connor is also the great-nephew of former First Lady & fashion legend Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
- For his education, Connor attended high school at the Deerfield Academy in New England, Massachusetts.
Relationship : Conor Kennedy Taylor Swift
- In the summer of 2012, Kennedy dated the singing sensation Taylor Swift, but the romance was short-lived. Conor was still in school when the couple began dating.
- The duo was captured many times by the paparazzi going to the beach or hanging out together.
- A few sources close to the duo claimed that Conor, who was four years Swift’s junior, was not comfortable with how quickly the relationship was progressing and how obsessed Taylor appeared to be with the Kennedy family.
Net Worth and Career as a Musician :
- An avid lover of music and the arts since he was a young boy, Connor often collected memorabilia and pieces that perfectly captured the twentieth century’s pop culture. In fact, some of his work bears subtle references to his childhood obsession.
- Kennedy embarked on a journey to become a professional artist when he was just 14 and released his first record, Nothing Lasts: Nothing’s Over in 2013.
- One of his recent albums is called Live in Utopia, Somewhere and he is signed to his own record company called Connor Kennedy, 722 Records.
- Connor’s career has seen him travel all over from the East Coast to Middle America and even international destinations like Honduras and Canada.
- In addition to being a talented singer and songwriter, he is also quite a skilled guitarist.
- He has expressed his desire to take his music to the global stage someday and is working hard to accomplish that goal.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Quite the animal lover, Connor has previously teamed up with the Ocean Alliance to conduct research on whales & ensure their safety and wellbeing. During one of the excavations, he spotted a Dorsal Fin that was literally one mile away.
- On December 29, 2016, Connor was arrested after he was involved in a bar-fight. Connor was reported to have fought on behalf of his friend, who had been the target of a homophobic slur. The fight took place in Aspen, Colorado.
- Passionate about issues close to him, Connor took part in a protest outside the White House in Washington D.C. in 2013 to oppose a pipeline in Keystone.
