He got his start in Washington in Kerry’s press ­office during a Holy Cross internship, when he helped ghostwrite op-ed pieces for the Bay State senator.

He so impressed David Wade, Kerry’s chief of staff, that Wade hired him as one of the first recruits to Kerry’s presidential campaign.

A year later Obama hired him and Favreau became the second youngest head speechwriter in presidential history.

He is said to work 16 hours a day and and was unable to get a date during the presidential campaign.

The list of White House salaries released last week shows that Jon Favreau, President Barack Obama’s speechwriter, is one of the top earners at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Favreau’s place on the pay scale is especially impressive as he’s only 28 years old and six years out of the College of Holy Cross, where he majored in political science and graduated as the class valedictorian in 2003. As he told The New York Times, he was “broke, taking advantage of all the happy-hour specials (he) could find in Washington.” Gibbs, who was then the communications director in Obama’s senatorial office, recommended that Obama hire Favreau as a speechwriter. Jon Favreau, the speechwriter, does have a Hollywood connection, however, as he is reportedly dating Rashida Jones, the daughter of musician Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton.

He looks like a frat boy, but he’s supposed to be a damn good writer.

According to the, Rashida had been “miserable” after her split with John Krasinski.

Marcozzi, the director of public health policy, who is paid 2,934 a year. After Kerry’s defeat, Favreau found himself in Washington without a job. That’s how we get a finished product.” Obama’s success as a candidate and as an orator has raised Favreau’s profile, so much so that he may no longer be confused with the actor Jon Favreau, the star of .

After graduation, he went to work on Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign as a speechwriter.