Owen Gleiberman (born February 24, 1959) is an American film critic who has been chief film critic for '' Variety'' magazine since May 2016, a title he shares with . Previously, Gleiberman wrote for ''

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'' from 1990 until 2014. From 1981 to 1989, he wrote for '' The Phoenix''.

Early life and education

Gleiberman was born in

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, Switzerland to Jewish parents.Movie Freak: My Life Watching Movies
Owen Gleiberman. He was raised in

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and is a graduate of the

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Career

Gleiberman's work has been published in ''

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'' and '' Film Comment'', and collected in the film criticism anthology ''Love and Hisses''. Gleiberman reviews movies for NPR and NY1. He is a member of the New York Film Critics Circle. He is one of the critics featured in Gerald Peary's 2009 documentary film '' For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism''. Gleiberman's autobiography, ''Movie Freak'', was published by

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. He and his wife Sharon live in New York City with their three daughters. In 2016, Gleiberman incited controversy over a piece on the film '' Bridget Jones's Baby'', in which he denigrated the physical appearance of actress Renée Zellweger. Actress and MeToo activist Rose McGowan penned an op-ed in ''

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'' defending Zellweger and criticizing Gleiberman.

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