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Leonard Maltin

  • Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
  • Birthday: December 18, 1950

Leonard Maltin is one of the very few film historians to attain visibility as well as readability to a wide public. He began his career at the age of 15 as founder, publisher and editor of FILM FAN MONTHLY, which he would eventually oversee for nine years. His bearded, bespectacled mien, boyishly cracking voice and high-octane enthusiasm for the cinema won the gratitude of a wide public via a daily syndicated radio program, "Leonard Maltin on Video", and especially his roles as resident historian and later critic on the long-running s…more

Career Milestones

  • 1998

    Appointed as film critic for PLAYBOY, replacing Bruce Williamson

  • 1998

    Ordered to apologize to actor Billy Gray for refering to him as a drug addict in a review of the 1971 documentary "Dusty and Sweets McGee"

  • 1985

    Organized Museum of Modern Art tribute to Warner Bros Cartoons

  • 1982 to 0000

    Joined TV show, "Entertainment Tonight" in its first season as a film critic; later began producing (as well as writing and editing) features and interviews

  • 1976

    Served as guest director of the Museum of Modern Art's Bicentennial Salute to American Film Comedy

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