Anthony Robert Kushner known as Tony Kushner is an American playwright and screenwriter. I can't find any evidence either way, and it seems like the question should be brought up somewhere, seeing as they're both really famous and diametrically opposed politically. "Of course, that is something of a misery," he says of sharing the surname of Trump's son-in-law. Tony Kushner is not, he emphasizes, in any way related to Jared Kushner. Kushner was born in Manhattan, the son of Sylvia (née Deutscher), a bassoonist, and William David Kushner, a clarinetist and conductor. Tony Kushner Biography - Affair, Married, Wife, Ethnicity, Nationality, Net Worth, Height | Who is Tony Kushner? "Of course, that is something of a misery," he says of sharing the surname of Trump's son-in-law. During high school Kushner was active in policy debate. Tony Kushner is not, he emphasizes, in any way related to Jared Kushner. Similarly, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1993 for his play Angels in America and then adapted it for HBO in 2003. Shortly after his birth, Kushner's parents moved to Lake Charles, Louisiana, the seat of Calcasieu Parish where he spent his childhood. Or Rabbi Harold. Or France’s famed Bernard Kouchner. No. I mean, the main antagonist of Tony Kushner's most famous play is literally Jared's father-in-law's lawyer. His family is Jewish, descended from immigrants from Russia and Poland. I am also not related to other famous Kushners: Tony, for instance. "'Kushner' is the equivalent of 'Smith' and 'Jones' in Eastern Europe."