Biography
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African-American president. Obama served as a U.S. senator representing Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
Awards & recognition
- Audie Award — Narration by the Author or Authors · 2022
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Narrator · 2022
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction · 2021
- Profile in Courage Award · 2017
- German Media Award · 2016
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- Order of Sikatuna · 2014
- Presidential Medal of Distinction · 2013
- Time Person of the Year · 2012
- King Abdulaziz Medal · 2009
- Nobel Peace Prize · 2009
- Financial Times Person of the Year · 2008
- Phoenix Award · 2008
- Time Person of the Year · 2008
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction · 2007
- Grammy Award — Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording · 2006
- Grammy Award — Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording · 2005
- NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award · 2005
- honorary doctor of the Northwestern University
- honorary doctor of the University of Johannesburg
- honorary doctorate from the University of Notre Dame
- King Abdulaziz Medal
- National Medal of Science
- Order of the Rajamitrabhorn
- Romy
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction · 2007 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording · 2005 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Remaking the Middle East: Israel vs. Iran
Kenyatta: Do Not Wait Your Turn
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
Hollywood Black
The Presidents' Gatekeepers
Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark
Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down
The Occupation of the American Mind
The Last Dance
The Oprah Conversation
Court of Gold
R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour
Angela Merkel - Im Lauf der Zeit
trustWHO
Avicii: True Stories
We the People
13th
Jackie Robinson
The Way I See It
Korea: The Never-Ending War
Tomorrow
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
MythBusters
Sally
Abraham Lincoln
Uncle Tom
We Are Who We Are
The Edge of Democracy
American Trial: The Eric Garner Story
Before the Flood
Citizenfour
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
Our Great National Parks
Shadow World
The Untold History of the United States
The Turnaround
Oyate
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Explained
RBG
The Red Pill
HyperNormalisation
Inequality for All
The House I Live In
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Our Oceans
How to Become a Tyrant