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EARLY LIFE AND CAREER Born and raised in Carville, Louisiana (near Baton Rouge) to Blender James Carville and Lucille Norman, Carville has a distinct Louisiana Accent , which coupled with his quick and fiery rhetoric made him a charismatic manager of underdog political candidates and a mediagenic commentator during the Clinton Administration. Before entering politics, Carville worked as a Litigator at a Baton Rouge law firm from 1973 - 1979 , spent 2 years serving in the U.S. Marines , and worked as a high school Teacher . He graduated from Louisiana State University with an Undergraduate and Law Degree . Carville is married to Republican political consultant Mary Matalin , who had worked for President George H.W. Bush on his 1992 reelection campaign. Carville and Matalin were married in New Orleans on Yom Kippur , 1993 . Prior to the Clinton campaign, Carville and consulting partner Paul Begala gained other well-known political victories, including the Gubernatorial victories of Robert Casey of Pennsylvania in 1986 , and Zell Miller of Georgia in 1990 . But it was in 1991 when Carville and Begala rose to national attention, leading appointed incumbent Senator Harris Wofford of Pennsylvania back from a 40-point poll deficit over White House hand-picked candidate Dick Thornburgh . Also noteworthy is that Wofford's campaign was where the " It's The Economy, Stupid " strategy used by Bill Clinton in 1992 was first implemented. Carville has since stopped working on domestic campaigns, stating that he would bring unneeded publicity, but he has worked on a number of foreign campaigns, including those of Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom , Ehud Barak of Israel 's Labor Party , and the Liberal Party Of Canada . In 2002, Carville worked to help American-educated Bolivian Gonzalo Sánchez De Lozada win the presidency in Bolivia . In 2004, he was brought in for last-minute consulting on Senator John Kerry 's Presidential campaign, but he did not play a major role. In 2005, Carville took a stab at teaching. He taught a semester of the course "Topics in American Politics" at Northern Virginia Community College . Among the guests he had come speak to the class were Al Hunt , Mark Halperin , Senator George Allen , George Stephanopoulos , Karl Strubel , Stan Greenberg , Tony Blankley , representatives from the Motion Picture Association Of America , James Fallows , and frequent appearances from his wife, Mary Matalin In 2006, Carville switched gears from politics to sports and became a host on a sports show called ''60/20 Sports'' on XM Satellite Radio with Luke Russert, son of NBC journalist Tim Russert . The show is an in-depth look at the culture of sports based on the ages of the two hosts (60 and 20). He also enjoys the sport of running, and he runs every day. After the Democrats' victory in the 2006 midterm election, Carville criticized Howard Dean as DNC Chair, calling for his ouster, as he believed Dean had not spent enough money. In late November 2006, Carville proposed a truce of sorts. {Link without Title} Carville is the Executive Producer of the 2006 film '' All The King's Men '', starring Sean Penn and Anthony Hopkins , which is loosely based on the life of Louisiana Governor Huey Long . Carville also has recently mentioned that he believes that Al Gore , whom he helped put in the White House as Vice President in 1992 will run for President in 2008 http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/2/27/120317.shtml. 1992 CLINTON CAMPAIGN In 1992 , Carville helped lead Bill Clinton to a win against George H. W. Bush in the Presidential election. In 1993, Carville was honored as Campaign Manager of the Year by the American Association Of Political Consultants . His role on the Clinton campaign was documented in the feature-length Academy Award-nominated film, '' The War Room ''. One of the formulations he used in that campaign has entered the language, derived from a list he posted in the war room to help focus himself and his staff, with these three points: # Change vs. more of the same. # The Economy, Stupid . # Don't forget health care. WRITINGS AND OTHER INFORMATION Carville is also a best-selling author and co-author. With his wife, '' and ''Stickin''. ''Suck Up, Buck Up... and Come Back When You Foul Up'', Carville's co-written book with Paul Begala , details strategies for fighting and winning in business, politics, and life. In 2004 , Carville released a political banter book entitled ''Had Enough?'', as well as a children's picture book, ''Lu and the Swamp Ghost'' (with co-author Patricia C. McKissack and illustrator David Catrow ). In January 2006, he released another book co-written with Begala, entitled ''Take It Back: Our Party, Our Country, Our Future''. He enjoys including favorite recipes in his books. Carville lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and two daughters. FILM AND TELEVISION APPEARANCES
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