Jack Antonoff

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Summary

Jack Antonoff is an American musician, songwriter, and producer known for work with Bleachers, Fun., and Steel Train, as well as extensive production and songwriting for artists including Taylor Swift, Lorde, Lana Del Rey, St. Vincent, and others. His public activism is most clearly represented by The Ally Coalition, which he co-founded with his sister and members of Fun. to combat discrimination against LGBTQ people and support LGBTQ youth; its recurring benefit events have raised substantial funds for related organizations, including shelters and services for homeless LGBTQ young people. Antonoff has also spoken publicly in support of gay rights, LGBTQ students, Planned Parenthood, and broader civil-rights causes. His commercial production career spans many genres and is not exclusively political, but sustained LGBTQ-focused organizing and advocacy make representation and identity politics a significant part of his public persona.