Biography for
Joe Biden More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

20 November 1942, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.

Height

6' 0½" (1.84 m)

Spouse

Jill Biden	(17 June 1977 - present) 1 child
Neilia Hunter	(27 August 1966 - 18 December 1972) (her death) 3 children

Trivia

U.S. Senator from Delaware, 3 January 1973-1915 January 2009. Resigned from office to become US vice president on January 20. He had been reelected senator and elected vice president in November 2008.

Son of a car dealer in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Survived a brain tumor.

Third youngest man ever elected Senator in U.S. history (several weeks before his 30th birthday). His wife and small daughter were killed in a car crash around the same time.

Attended Syracuse University.

Sought the Democratic nomination for the Presidency of the United States of America in 1987, but had to drop out in September of that year when it came to light that he had lifted part of a speech given by British politician Neil Kinnock during his campaign. It was an aide to fellow presidential candidate (and eventual Democratic nominee for 1988) Michael Dukakis who leaked videotapes of Biden giving that controversial speech.

Attended the University of Delaware.

Was sworn in as the 47th Vice President of the United States on January 20, 2009.

Never drinks alcohol, citing a history of alcoholism in his family. Claims to be dry his entire life.

Father of Beau Biden.

His mother, Jean Finnegan Biden, died on January 8, 2010 at the age of 92.

At age 69, he is the eldest serving Vice President in United States history, surpassing the record held by his predecessor Dick Cheney at 67 when he left office. On November 20, 2012 he will be the first Vice President to enter his 70s while in office.

Personal Quotes

I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying one another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties. (May 6, 2012)