John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on November 25, 1960 in Washington D.C. to John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy. Three weeks before his birth, his father was elected President of the United States. The nation loved little John. The press dubbed him John-John but his family called him John. Even as a toddler he loved to fly. On his third birthday his father was buried and he gave him a salute. After that Jackie actually had a birthday party for him. About a month later he moved out of the White House and into a 15 room apartment overlooking Central Park in New York City. He went to a private school and then another one. When he was around 6 his uncle Robert Kennedy was assassinated while running for president. He was like a father to John and Caroline, a fact that Ethel - who had nine children with him - did not like. A few years later John's mother married Greek shipping magnet Aristotle Socrates (Ari) Onasis. He virtually played no part in John's life because John hardly saw him - Ari died in 1975. John went on to high school and then decided to go to Brown University in Rhode Island. He graduated and, after his mother said no to being an actor, went to law school and became an assistant DA. During this time he was dating actress Daryl Hannah. In 1995 Jackie O. died of non Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of cancer, and John broke up with Hannah. In 1996 he married Carolyn Bessette on an Island in Georgia. She was very shy and that did not bode well because they were constantly being photographed. On July 16th, 1999, John, Carolyn and her sister Lauren were heading to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts to drop Lauren off and then John and Carolyn were going to the Kennedy Compound for the wedding of his cousin Rory (Robert's youngest daughter, she was born after he died). It was foggy and several miles outside of Martha's Vineyard the plane crashed, killing all three of them. The bodies of the women were found near the wreckage, but John's body was found in the pilot's seat. All through his life his mother limited his contact with the Kennedy's. She did not want him and his sister to grow up that way. She wanted them to grow up as normally as was humanly possible even though John needed a secret service person till he was 16 years old.
Listed in "People Weekly"s "Most Intriguing People" list. (December 25, 1995/January 1, 1996 issue) The bodies of John Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette were found inside the plane wreck off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. He, his wife Carolyn and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette were on their way to his cousin Rory Kennedy's wedding by plane when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. [21 July 1999] Longtime boyfriend of Daryl Hannah. Considered America's most eligible bachelor until his marriage. Has two neices, Rose and Tatiana. Voted "Sexiest Man Alive" by People Magazine in 1988. Graduated from Brown University. Has been on over 15 People Magazine covers. Dated Madonna, Cindy Crawford, Sarah Jessica Parker. Had a pilot's license. Founder and editor-in-chief, George magazine (1995-1999). Son of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy. Brother of Caroline Kennedy. Cousin of Maria Shriver. Was left-handed. Cousin of Christopher Lawford. Graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover. Was delivered by Cesarean section 17 days earlier than his due date of December 12. After his birth, the Internal Revenue Service issued a press release announcing that the president could now take an additional $600 deduction on their 1960 tax return. Lost one of his front teeth when he banged into a step while playing in a big dollhouse on the White House lawn. Got his first paying job at the age of 24, as a $20,000-a-year assistant to the New York Commissioner of Business Development. Once showed up at a Halloween party in Manhattan dressed as Michelangelo's David. He wore skimpy white tights, and his chest, face and hair were completely covered with talcum powder. Had a fear of having his pocket picked, so he always attached his wallet to his pants with a chain. Learned to speak Greek in the years following his mother's marriage to Aristotle Onassis. Researching his role as editor in chief of George, Kennedy attended a three-day seminar called "Starting Your Own Magazine." Kennedy and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy's wedding song was "Forever in My Life," by Prince. Was 3/4 Irish and 1/4 French in ethnic descent. His father's funeral fell on John's third birthday, November 25, 1963. The historical photograph of John saluting his father's casket was taken that day. When John appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1996, he told Oprah Winfrey that as an adult, he had no recollection of the funeral. Has two nieces, Rose and Tatiana. On September 7, 1995, Cindy Crawford appeared on the first cover of his short-lived magazine "George" attired as George Washington in a white wig and revolutionary garb He broke the Kennedy family tradition of attending Harvard when he decided to attend Brown University. John, his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and her sister Lauren were all cremated and their ashes scattered off the coast of Martha's Vineyard from the USS John F. Kennedy Naval ship, where the ship was on training duty. Before he died, Al Gore was considering him to be his running mate, even though he had no previous political experience. Nephew of Ethel Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy. Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 314-316. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Is portrayed by Kristoffer Polaha in America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story His death caused a permanent change to be made in the premiere episode of Futurama. When it was originally aired, a character referred to "JFK Jr. Memorial Airport," a reference to New York's JFK Airport being named for his father. After his death, the reference was changed to "Radio City Mutant Hall."