How Old Is Bob Beckel? Bob Beckel Birthday
Bob Beckel was born on November 15, 1948 and is 75 years old now.
Birthday: November 15, 1948
How Old - Age: 75
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Bob Beckel - Biography
Robert Gilliland "Bob" Beckel (born November 15, 1948) is an American political analyst and pundit, and a former political operative. He is currently an analyst and commentator on CNN. He had been a commentator on the Fox News Channel, where he co-hosted The Five until he was released in 2015 after being absent for several months while recovering from back surgery.
In 1992 Beckel married Leland Ingham. They had two children and divorced in 2002. Ingham, who was later known as Leland Keyser after remarriage, became embroiled in the Brett Kavanaugh nomination sensation when she was named by Christine Blasey Ford as a friend who could corroborate Ford's story. Beckel is a recovering alcoholic. He has spoken openly about his past addictions to drugs and alcohol, admitting in July 2011 on The Five: "I'm a recovering addict and cocaine was my drug of choice."
In October 2011, Beckel nearly choked to death on a piece of shrimp at a Fox News reception, but was saved by Fox News chief Roger Ailes and The Five co-host Eric Bolling.
In early 2015, Beckel was absent from The Five for a number of weeks, which led to speculation that he had been fired, but Fox later announced that his absence was due to "health-related issues," and it was later revealed that he had major back surgery on March 26 at a New York–area hospital.
In late 2015, Beckel published a memoir, I Should Be Dead: My Life Surviving Politics, TV, and Addiction, co-written with John David Mann. Cal Thomas hosted a book-signing party celebrating publication of Beckel's book, which aired in November 2015 on C-SPAN.
