Kavanaugh was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles , California , where he was raised in the Brentwood neighborhood , and attended Brentwood High School . His mother , Leslie ( Levin ) , is a real estate broker , and his father , Jack Konitz , a dentist turned businessman , was born in Germany and later changed his surname to " Kavanaugh " before his son 's birth . After attending UCLA , Kavanaugh founded a small venture capital firm , which struggled in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and was eventually wound up
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