Rex Reed | |
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Born | Rex Taylor Reed October 2, 1938 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
Occupation | Film critic, writer |
Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
Years active | 1967–present |
Rex Taylor Reed (born October 2, 1938) is an American film critic, journalist, and media personality.
Raised throughout the southern United States and educated at Louisiana State University, Reed moved to New York City in the early 1960s to begin his career, writing about popular culture, art, and celebrities for a number of newspapers and magazines. He became a public figure in his own right, making regular appearances on television and occasionally acting in films throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Reed has been a longtime writer for The New York Observer, where he authors the "Talk of the Town" column. He is known for his blunt style and contrarian tastes, and some of his writing has been criticized for containing factual errors or disparaging remarks about actors.[1]