A. O. Scott
A.O. Scott | |
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Scott in 2016 | |
| Born | Anthony Oliver Scott July 10, 1966 |
| Other names | Tony Scott |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Johns Hopkins University (Master's degree) (dropped out of Johns Hopkins University before he finished degree) |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse |
Justine Henning (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 |
| Mother | Joan Wallach Scott |
| Relatives | Eli Wallach (great-uncle) Anne Jackson (great-aunt) |
Anthony Oliver Scott (born July 10, 1966) is an American film critic, journalist and cultural critic, known for his film and literary criticism. After starting his career at The New York Review of Books, Variety, and Slate, he began writing film reviews for The New York Times in 2000, and became the paper's chief film critic in 2004, a title he shared with Manohla Dargis. In 2023, he moved to The New York Times Book Review.