Rex Reed

Rex Reed: Biography in Details

Who is Rex Reed?

Rex Reed is a well-recognized American film critic, actor, and television writer. Reed writes the column, On the Town with Rex Reed for “The New York Observer”.

Moreover, he also penned a popular New York Observer column named “On the Town with Rex Reed”.

Rex Reed- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Rex Reed was born on 2 October 1938. At present, he is 83years old star. Likewise, his birthplace is Fort Worth, Texas, the USA.

Rex is the son of his father, James M. Reed whereas his mother is Jewell Smith. Moreover, he has not mentioned his sibling’s information in the public yet.

Talking about his nationality, Reed holds an American identity whereas his ethnicity is Caucasian.

Regarding education, the film critic earned his journalism degree from Louisiana State University in 1960. 

Rex Reed- Professional Life, Careers

Rex has featured occasionally in movies such as Breckinridge(1970), Superman(1978), Inchon(1981), and Irrecondilable Differences(1984).

He has also presented himself as a judge on the TV game show, The Gong Show in the late 1970s.

Moreover, Rex Reed served on the jury at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival in 1971.

In 2009, the star was featured in the documentary movie, For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism dealing with how important film critics were in the 1970s.

Earlier, Reed was a film critic for Vogue, GQ, The New York Times, and Women’s Wear Daily.

Rex Reed also performed as an art critic for the New York Daily News for thirteen years, and for five years for the New York Post.

Later, in 1986, Rex wrote that Matlin had won because of a pity vote after Marlee Matlin won the Academy Award for the Best Actress for Children for a Lesser God.

Freshly, in 2017, the critic’s review of The Shape of Water incorrectly referred to the film’s writer and director Guillermo del Toro.

Rex Reed also wrote that del Toro was from Spain, neither Guillermo nor Benicio del Toro is from Spain.

What is Rex Reed’s net worth?

A famed star, Reed has earned a handsome amount of money from his profession.

He lives a quality lifestyle along with his family.

Rex Reed has been active in his profession from the year 1967 till the present.

It is reported that Rex Reed has an estimated net worth of $500k-$1 million as of 2022.

The star owns a two-bedroom apartment at The Dakota apartment building in New York City which he bought for 

However, the writer has not disclosed his exact salary, earnings, and assets details till now.

Social Media

Regarding his social media presence, Rex Reed is not an active personality on social media. Rex has no official Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter accounts at the moment.

It seems the star does not prefer sharing her personal details on social media.

Rex Reed- Rumors, Controversy

Rex was arrested in February 2000 for shoplifting after leaving Tower Records in Manhattan with compact discs by Mel Torme, Peggy Lee, and Carmen McRae in his jacket pockets.

However, the charges were later dropped.

As per Rex Reed, many days after the arrest Peggy Lee sent him her entire catalog of CDs. Other than that, Reed has never been part of any controversial matter or rumors till now.

It seems that Reed prefers enjoying his personal life and does not want to merge it with his professional life.

What are the body stats of Rex Reed?

83 years old star, Rex Reed has handsome looks and an admirable personality. He has not mentioned his exact height but seems to be more than 6 feet tall.

Furthermore, Reed has green eyes whereas his hair is white.

Nevertheless, the film critic has never mentioned other physical details in the public yet.

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