Wesley Morris Biography
Wesley Morris is an American film critic and podcast host. He is currently critic-at-large for The New York Times, as well as co-host, with Jenna Wortham, of the New York Times podcast still processing. Previously, Morris wrote for The Boston Globe, then Grantland. He won the 2012 Pulitzer prize for criticism for his work with The Globe.
How old is Wesley Morris? – Age
The American film critic is 46 years old as of 2020. He was born in 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennysylvania, United States.
Who are Wesley Morris Parents? – Father and mother
The American film critic was born and raised in Philadelphia by their parents. He has not shared a lot about his private life. It is not clear if he has an siblings or not.
Wesley Morris Education
The American film critic attended high school at Girard College, graduating in 1993. While a high school student, he wrote for the Philadelphia Inquirer’s teen supplement, “Yo! Fresh Ink.” In 1997 he graduated from Yale University, where he had been a film critic at The Yale Daily News for four years.
Is Wesley Morris in a relationship? – Spouse
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don’t have much information about He’s past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
Wesley Morris Career
The American film critic joined The Boston Globe in 2002, where he reviewed films alongside Ty Burr. He and Burr also made regular appearances on NECN to discuss the latest films and do the weekly Take Two film review video series on Boston.com.
Before joining the Globe, he wrote film reviews and essays for the San Francisco Examiner and the San Francisco Chronicle. He is featured in the 2009 documentary film For the love of movies: The story of American Film Criticism discussing the impact of video store shopping on the importance of film criticism, and how critic Harry Knowles started a questionable revolution of amateurs writing film criticism.
In 1999, he was one of many film critics who temporarily co-reviewed films with Roger Ebert on his television program in place of Gene Siskel, who was ultimately replaced by Richard Roeper. From 2013 to 2015 the film critic wrote for ESPN’s website Grantland.
In October 2015, the film critic joined The New York Times as critic-at-large, contributing to the newspaper as well as The New York Times Magazine. In 2011, he won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism for his work at The Boston Globe; the award cited “his smart, inventive film criticism, distinguished by pinpoint prose and an easy traverse between the art house and the big-screen box office.”
In 2015, the film critic was a finalist for the National Magazine Award for Columns and Commentary, recognized for his 2014 Grantland columns, “Let’s Be Real,” “After Normal,” and “If U Seek Amy.”
In September 2016, the film critic and Times colleague Jenna Wortham began hosting a podcast called still processing, produced by The New York Times and podcasting company pineapple street Media. The podcast received enthusiastic reviews and was named in several year-end lists of the best podcasts of 2016.
Wesley Morris Net worth
The American film critic has an estimated net worth of around $1 million to $5 million as of 2020.