Rex Reed

Rex Taylor Reed (born October 2, 1938) is an American movie critic, journalist, actor, and was the co-host for At the Movies. He worked for the New York Observer. He appeared as himself in the 1978 movie Superman.

Reed was born on October 2, 1938 in Fort Worth, Texas. He was raised in New York City, New York. He now lives in Manhattan, New York City, New York. He is good friends with Liz Smith.

Rex Reed Media

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  Rex Reed subjected Marisa Tomei (pictured, at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009) to a conspiracy theory regarding her win of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in My Cousin Vinny.

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  Rex Reed was widely criticized for his comments about the weight of Melissa McCarthy (photographed in 2012) in his review of Identity Thief.

Other websites

• Rex Reed's New York Observer movie review archive
• Rex Reed on IMDb