Leonard Maltin Biography
Leonard Michael Maltin is an American film critic and film historian, as well as an author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives. He is best known for his eponymous annual book of movie capsule reviews, Leonard Maltin’s movie Guide, which was published annually from 1969 to 2014.
How old is Leonard Maltin? – Age
The American film critic is 70 years old as of 18th December 2020. He was born in 1950 in New York, New York, United States.
Who are Leonard Maltin Parents? – Father and mother
The American film critic was born as the son of singer Jacqueline who lived from 1923 to 2012, and Aaron Isaac Maltin (1915–2002), a lawyer and immigration judge. Maltin was raised in a Jewish family.
Leonard Maltin Education
The American film critic graduated from Teaneck Highschool in 1968. He earned a journalism degree at Nee York University. He grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey.
Leonard Maltin Health
A highly-respected film critic was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2015. Inspired by Alan Alda’s announcement of his own Parkinson’s diagnosis, he publicly shared his diagnosis in 2018. Speaking out about the disease, he says “it’s not a death sentence, not anywhere even close to that.”
Is Leonard Maltin in a relationship? – Spouse
Yes, the American film critic is in love. He is a married man. He is married to researcher and producer Alice Tlusty. The pair are madly in love with each other. Currently they are enjoying the parenting life together. They are living in Los Angeles.
Leonard Maltin Children
The American film critic after marriage with his wife, Alice, the pair were blessed with one child. They have one daughter known as, Jessie Maltin, who works with him (his production company, JessieFilm, is named for her). He supports his daughter well.
Leonard Maltin Career
The American film critic began his writing career at age fifteen, writing for classic images and editing and publishing his own fanzine, Film Fan Monthly, dedicated to films from the golden age of Hollywood. After earning a journalism degree at New York University, he went on to publish articles in a variety of film journals, newspapers, and magazines, including variety and TV Guide.
The film critic wrote Leonard Maltin’s movie Guide, a compendium of synopses and reviews that first appeared in September 1969 and was annually updated from October 1987 until September 2014, each edition having the following year’s date. Its original title was TV Movies, and some editions were Leonard Maltin’s Movie and Video Guide.
In 2005, coverage of many films released no later than 1960 was moved into a spin-off volume, Leonard Maltin’s Classic Movie Guide, to allow the regular book to cover a larger number of more recent titles. He has also written several other works, including Behind the camera, a study of cinematography, The Whole Film Sourcebook, Leonard Maltin’s Movie Encyclopedia, Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals, and Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons.
Starting on May 29, 1982, the film critic was the movie reviewer on the syndicated television series Entertainment Tonight for 30 years. He also appears on the Starz cable network, and hosted his own syndicated radio program, Leonard Maltin on Video, as well as the syndicated TV show Hot Ticket with Boston film critic Joyce Kulhawik.
As of 2018, he hosts a television show called Secret’s Out on Reelzchannel movie network. Maltin appeared on pyramid twice as a celebrity player. In the mid-1990s, Maltin became the president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and is on the Advisory Board of the Hollywood Entertainment Museum. As of 2018, the film critic teaches in the school of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California.
In 1998, he settled a libel suit brought by former child star Billy Gray, of Father Knows Best fame, whom Maltin identified in his review of the film Dusty and sweets McGee as a real-life drug addict and dealer.
The film critic left Entertainment Tonight in 2010. His final appearance on the show as a regular correspondent was on July 19, 2010. As of 2018, he hosts The Maltin Minute for DirecTV customers. With his daughter Jessie Maltin, he co-hosts Maltin on Movies, a long-form interview podcast for the Nerdist Industries network. He also wrote the introduction for The Complete Peanuts: 1983–1984.
In 1990, he took a look at the MGM years of The Three stooges in a film called The Lost Stooges, available on a made-to-order DVD through the Warner Archive collection. From 2014 to 2019, he hosted the quarterly Treasures From the Disney Vault on Turner classic movies. The last scheduled “Treasures from the Disney Vault” aired on September 2, 2019.
Beginning in 2016, the film critic has served as the Honorary Head Juror of the Coronado Island Film Festival. In 2020, the festival named their top award The Leonard Maltin Tribute Award
Leonard Maltin Net worth
The American film critic has an estimated net worth of around $1 million to $5 million as of 2021.