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| '''David Miscavige''' |
'''David Miscavige''' (born 1960) is Chairman of the Board of ], an organization that controls the copyrighted material authored by the late ] founder ], as well as the trademarked names and symbols of ] and ]. As RTC Chairman (he is known among Scientologists simply as "C.O.B."), Miscavige is officially described as "the highest ecclesiastical official of the Scientology religion," a position he assumed when Hubbard died in 1986. Although Religious Technology Center is a separate corporation from the Church of Scientology, Miscavige is widely reported to be the effective leader of the Church and all of the affiliated Scientology enterprises. | ||
| Born into a ] family from ], |
Born into a ] family from ], Miscavige suffered from childhood ailments, including ], which were reportedly cured by ] auditing. Impressed by these results, his family moved to the world headquarters of Scientology, ] in England. Miscavige became one of the youngest full-time Scientology auditors. | ||
| He left high school to join the Church of Scientology's ], where, when still a teenager, he became one of L. Ron Hubbard's personal assistants, working on the producition of Scientology training films. | |||
| His family then moved to ] in the ] where he was trained and was one of the youngest to audit people full time. | |||
| Miscavige was interviewed at length by Ted Koppel of ABC television in 1992; otherwise, he has rarely spoken to the press. Miscavige is, however, often a speaker at major Scientology openings, award ceremonies and related events. | |||
| Realizing that this was his calling, he left high school and joined the full-time branch of the Church of Scientology, the ], where he rose through the ranks and eventually became one of the personal students of L. Ron Hubbard. He worked in producing some of the training films for the higher levels of service in the church and in photography. | |||
| When Hubbard died in ], Miscavige became the chairman of the board of RTC, holder of the Dianetics and Scientology trademarks, the highest ecclesiastical office in the Church. | |||
| As Chairman of the Board of RTC, Mr. Miscavige is often a speaker at major Scientology celebration events, Church grand openings and the like. | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 00:11, 15 August 2005
David Miscavige (born 1960) is Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center, an organization that controls the copyrighted material authored by the late Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, as well as the trademarked names and symbols of Dianetics and Scientology. As RTC Chairman (he is known among Scientologists simply as "C.O.B."), Miscavige is officially described as "the highest ecclesiastical official of the Scientology religion," a position he assumed when Hubbard died in 1986. Although Religious Technology Center is a separate corporation from the Church of Scientology, Miscavige is widely reported to be the effective leader of the Church and all of the affiliated Scientology enterprises.
Born into a Roman Catholic family from Philadelphia, Miscavige suffered from childhood ailments, including allergies, which were reportedly cured by Dianetic auditing. Impressed by these results, his family moved to the world headquarters of Scientology, Saint Hill Manor in England. Miscavige became one of the youngest full-time Scientology auditors.
He left high school to join the Church of Scientology's Sea Org, where, when still a teenager, he became one of L. Ron Hubbard's personal assistants, working on the producition of Scientology training films.
Miscavige was interviewed at length by Ted Koppel of ABC television in 1992; otherwise, he has rarely spoken to the press. Miscavige is, however, often a speaker at major Scientology openings, award ceremonies and related events.
External links
- David Miscavige Bio Page
- An Index of David Miscavige sites
- David Miscavige at Church opening
- A blog on David Miscavige
- "The man behind Scientology", St. Petersburg Times, October 1998.
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