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Leonard Maltin

1950 - Today

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Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic, film historian, and author. He is known for his book of film capsule reviews, Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, published from 1969 to 2014. Maltin was the film critic on Entertainment Tonight from 1982 to 2012. He currently teaches at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and hosts the weekly podcast Maltin on Movies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Leonard Maltin is the 6,788th most popular writer (down from 6,672nd in 2024), the 14,215th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,307th in 2019) and the 1,007th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Leonard Maltin ranks 6,788 out of 7,302. Before him are Tracy Hickman, Dennis Prager, Sibylle Berg, Ronald D. Moore, Wei Hui, and Charles Portis. After him are Jónína Leósdóttir, Naomi Novik, Pat Cadigan, Padraic Colum, David Frawley, and Jan van Steenbergen.

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Among people born in 1950, Leonard Maltin ranks 708. Before him are Filippos Petsalnikos, Gary Graham, George McGinnis, Carl J. Meade, Gábor Csapó, and John Sayles. After him are David Frawley, Marina Stepanova, Barbara Barrett, Pamela Franklin, Mary Pat Gleason, and Gary Larson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leonard Maltin ranks 14,219 out of 20,380. Before him are Roger Sanchez (1967), Frank Lovejoy (1912), Shelley Moore Capito (1953), Weston McKennie (1998), Jonathan Adams (1967), and Charles Portis (1933). After him are Chris Hero (1979), Annalise Basso (1998), John B. Weller (1812), Ben Nelson (1941), Kathryn C. Thornton (1952), and Jim Brewer (1951).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Leonard Maltin ranks 1,007. Before him are Paul Dini (1957), Robert Olen Butler (1945), Tracy Hickman (1955), Dennis Prager (1948), Ronald D. Moore (1964), and Charles Portis (1933). After him are Naomi Novik (1973), Pat Cadigan (1953), David Frawley (1950), Dan Barker (1949), Julie Otsuka (1962), and Walter Mosley (1952).

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