Personal
Jacobs was born in New York City to Jewish parents Arnold Jacobs Sr., a lawyer, and Ellen Kheel. He has one sister, Beryl Jacobs. Jacobs attended the Dalton School and studied philosophy at Brown University. He is married to Julie Schoenberg and has three sons: Jasper Kheel Jacobs (born March 11, 2004) and twins Zane and Lucas Jacobs (born August 24, 2006). He is the editor at large for Esquire and previously worked for the Antioch Daily Ledger and Entertainment Weekly.
Jacobs is a first cousin of the legal scholar Cass Sunstein.
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