Editing David Miscavige (section)

== Early life ==
David Miscavige was born in [[Bristol, Pennsylvania]],<ref>{{cite book |last1= Miscavige|first1= Ron|last2=Koon |first2=Dan|date=May 3, 2016 |title=Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me |title-link=Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me |location= |publisher=St. Martin's Press |page=5 |isbn=978-1-250-09693-7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/20160512_Father_of_Scientology_s_leader___I_lost_my_family_.html|title=Father of Scientology's leader: 'I lost my family'|last=Nark|first=Jason|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|language=en-US|access-date=September 21, 2019 |date=May 12, 2016 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921022244/https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/20160512_Father_of_Scientology_s_leader___I_lost_my_family_.html |archive-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref> on April 30, 1960. His parents, [[Ron Miscavige|Ronald Thomas "Ron" Miscavige Sr.]] and Loretta Gidaro, were [[Catholic Church|Catholics]] of Polish-Italian heritage.{{r|sptimes1998}} Miscavige and his twin sister, [[Denise Miscavige|Denise]], were raised primarily in [[Willingboro Township, New Jersey]].{{r|philly|page=1|quote=Miscavige's middle-class Catholic upbringing in Willingboro, N.J., abruptly changed four decades ago when his childhood asthma led the family to another utopian vision – that of L. Ron Hubbard.}} As a child, Miscavige played baseball and football, but he suffered from [[asthma]] and severe [[Allergy|allergies]].{{r|philly}} His father, a trumpet player, became interested in [[Scientology]] and sent the younger Miscavige to see a Scientologist. According to both father and son, a 45-minute [[Dianetics]] session cured Miscavige's ailments.

Miscavige's family joined the [[Church of Scientology]] in 1971 and eventually moved to the organization's world headquarters at [[Saint Hill Manor]] in [[West Sussex]], England.{{r|sptimes1998}} Saint Hill served as Miscavige's training ground as an [[Auditing (Scientology)|auditor]], and he is remembered by the Scientology organization as a "12-year-old [[child prodigy|prodigy]]" who became its youngest professional auditor.{{r|philly}} The family returned to Philadelphia within a few years, where Miscavige attended [[Marple Newtown High School]].{{r|sptimes1998}}