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Ben Brantley (Benjamin D. Brantley) was born on 26 October, 1954 in Durham, North Carolina, U.S., is an American theater critic, journalist, editor, publisher and writer. Discover Ben Brantley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?
| Popular As |
Benjamin D. Brantley |
| Occupation |
Theater critic
journalist
editor
publisher |
| Age |
69 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
| Born |
26 October, 1954 |
| Birthday |
26 October |
| Birthplace |
Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Ben Brantley Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
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.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
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| Sibling |
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Ben Brantley Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ben Brantley worth at the age of 69 years old? Ben Brantley’s income source is mostly from being a successful journalist. He is from United States. We have estimated Ben Brantley's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
journalist |
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Timeline
Benjamin D. Brantley (born October 26, 1954) is an American theater critic, journalist, editor, publisher, and writer.
Born in Durham, North Carolina on October 26, 1954, Brantley received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, graduating in 1977, and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
Brantley began his journalism career as a summer intern at the Winston-Salem Sentinel and, in 1975, became an editorial assistant at The Village Voice.
At Women's Wear Daily, he was a reporter and then editor from 1978 to 1983, and later became the European editor, publisher, and Paris bureau chief until June 1985.
For the next 18 months, Brantley freelanced, writing regularly for Elle, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker before joining The New York Times as a Drama Critic (August 1993).
He was elevated to Chief Theater Critic three years later.
He served as the chief theater critic for The New York Times from 1996 to 2017, and as co-chief theater critic from 2017 to 2020.
He was the inspiration for the website DidHeLikeIt.com, which used a "Ben-Ometer" to translate New York Times reviews into ratings.
It expanded to become Did They Like It?, an aggregator for Broadway reviews from other major publications.
Brantley has been dubbed a "celebrity underminer."
Brantley is the editor of The New York Times Book of Broadway: On the Aisle for the Unforgettable Plays of the Last Century, a compilation of 125 reviews published by St. Martin's Press in 2001.
In an article in The New York Times, published on January 3, 2010, he expressed his ambivalence about the "unprecedented heights" of "star worship on Broadway during the past 10 years."
In 2018, Brantley was criticized for his review of the musical Head Over Heels, which contained comments about the play's principal character, played by drag queen Peppermint, that were seen as transphobic.
The Times subsequently edited the review and Brantley issued an apology, writing that he had tried to "reflect the light tone of the show", but his remarks instead came off as "more flippant than I would have ever intended".
Brantley retired from his position as the paper's co-chief theatre critic in 2020, but continued to contribute columns afterward.
Brantley, who is gay, lives in New York City.
