A.O. Scott
Birth Name:
Anthony Oliver Scott
Birth Place:
Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
Fast Facts
- Graduated with honors from Harvard with a bachelor's degree in literature
- Is the great nephew of actor Eli Wallach, through his mother's side
- Began his career as a literary reviewer with The New York Review of Books, then Newsday and Slate magazine
- Began contributing to The New York Times in 2000, eventually being named chief critic for the arts section in 2004