Neither the first-born nor the favorite: The life of middle child Eric Trump

• Eric Trump, President Donald Trump's middle child, may not be as glamorous as his sister Ivanka, nor as outspoken as his brother Don Jr., but he is an integral part of the Trump family.
• The 35-year-old is an executive vice president of the Trump Organization, focusing on its golf properties and vineyard.
• At 23, he founded a charity for children's cancer research. He's a family man, and one of his father's fiercest defenders.
• He's not immune to controversy, though. He's been criticized for hunting in Zimbabwe, and for defending waterboarding as a form of torture. His charity's use of funds is also being investigated by the New York state attorney general.
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Eric Trump may not be the first Trump child who comes to mind.

The 35-year-old is in all of the family photos. He worked on one of the family properties growing up. He appeared on 23 episodes of "The Apprentice". He's played a key role in his father's presidential campaigns, and now runs the family business alongside his brother.

He's had his share of controversies, too, like hunting elephants, defending waterboarding, and sharing his disappointment with his depiction on "Saturday Night Live." But he still doesn't feature in the media as much as his older siblings or his father.

According to one college friend, "Eric has Trump genes, but he doesn't have the Trump brand." He and his wife, Lara, have been called the "most normal, least controversial Trump couple".

Here's a closer look at Eric's life, career, and family.