Background
Greenwald was born on March 6, 1967, in Queens, New York City, the son of Arlene and Daniel Greenwald. Shortly after his birth Greenwald moved with his family to South Florida. He earned a B.A. from George Washington University in 1990 and a J.D. from New York University Law School in 1994.
Greenwald, who is openly gay, spends much of his time in Rio de Janeiro, the hometown of his Brazilian partner, David Michael Miranda.
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