David Carr
Birth Name:
David Michael Carr
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Fast Facts
- Graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in psychology and journalism
- Started out as a reporter for the Twin Cities Reader and the Washington City Paper before becoming a media writer for Inside․com
- Quote: "To be an addict is to be something of a cognitive acrobat․ You spread versions of yourself around, giving each person the truth he or she needs - you need, actually - to keep them at a remove․"
- Quote: "I now inhabit a life I don't deserve, but we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds․ The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon․"
- Suffered from a drug addiction for several years, but eventually became sober after his twin daughters, Erin and Meagan, were born
- Best known as a writer and journalist who wrote the Media Equation column for The New York Times
- Joined The New York Times in 2002 as a business reporter and later covered pop culture and ran the feature column "The Carpetbagger," where he reported on the craziness of the red carpet during awards season
- Was the unexpected star of the 2011 documentary "Page One: Inside The New York Times," where he appears both as a reporter and as a staunch defender of the paper itself