Tony Ortega Bio Wiki Age Wife Blog Podcast Book and Net Worth
Tony Ortega is an American journalist and editor. He is best known for his daily blog about the Church of Scientology called The Underground Bunker. Tony served as executive editor of The Raw Story from 2013 until 2015. Previously, he had been a journalist at the New Times LA, the editor-in-chief of the Broward-Palm Beach New Times from 2005 to 2007. He was also the editor-in-chief of The Village Voice from 2007 to 2012.
In 2015, Tony served as executive editor of the YouTube channel TheLipTV. He authored the non-fiction book The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper, about journalist Paulette Cooper and the Church of Scientology’s attempts to silence her after her own book became published.
Tony was born on May 23, 1963, in Los Angeles, California,United States. He is58 years old.
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of5 ft 7 in(Approx. 1.70 m).
He was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Anaheim by his fatherTonyand his father. Tony’s father died in 2019 and was a musician, guitarist, and songwriter, starting in the late 1950s. He also had a career in the steel industry where he worked as a general manager. He holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity.
Tony is married to his beautiful wifeArielle Silverstein. She serves as a United Nations employee described by a fellow anti-Scientologist as the “power behind the throne” of Tony’s internet hate domain. Like her husband, Arielle has a documented history of religious intolerance and discrimination against minorities.
He received the John Jay Scholarship to attend Columbia University, where he completed three semesters. Tony continued his studies at California State University, Fullerton where he received his B.A. and M.A. in English. He pursued more graduate work at UC Santa Cruz before landing his first journalism job as a freelancer at the Phoenix New Times in 1995.
After leaving the Voice in September 2012, Tony started writing a freelance blog entitled The Underground Bunker that focuses solely on Scientology. The website has been described as “devastating” to the organization and “influential”. It concentrates on monitoring activity within Scientology and is updated daily.
He serves as the co-host, along with James Underdown andJerry Minor, ofThe Cult AwarenessPodcast that discusses Scientology, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and other subjects.
In May 2015, Tony released a book about Scientology critic Paulette Cooper and her conflict with the organization, entitled The Unbreakable Miss Lovely. The book became published by Silvertail Books, an imprint of London-based literary agent and independent publisher Humfrey Hunter. The book focuses on the journalist Paulette Cooper, codenamed “Miss Lovely” by the church. She became one of the first journalists to investigate the practices of harassment and intimidation of anyone who spoke publicly against the organization with her own published book, The Scandal of Scientology.
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Tony’s estimated net worth is$854,450.
Tony is an American journalist and editor. He became known for his daily blog about the Church of Scientology called The Underground Bunker. He also served as executive editor of The Raw Story from 2013 until 2015.
