Personal Life
Klavan was born in New York City. His parents were Phyllis and Gene Klavan, a New York City disk jockey and one-half of the radio show "Klavan and Finch". He grew up on Long Island with his three brothers. He studied Business at the University of California, Berkeley. At this time, he self-identified as a political liberal while opposing some liberal policies, such as affirmative action.
Klavan has two children with his wife, Ellen (Flanagan). Klavan was raised Jewish but became an agnostic after his Bar mitzvah. He later converted to Christianity.
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