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A.O. Scott Biography
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