Dave itzkoff biography

Dave Itzkoff

American journalist

David Itzkoff

Itzkoff at the Montclair Film Festival

Born

David L. Itzkoff


() March 2, (age&#;48)

New York City, U.S.

EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Occupations
Years&#;active–present
Spouse

Amy Justman

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Itzkoff (born March 2, ) is an American journalist and writer who is a former culture reporter for The New York Times.[2] Before joining the Times, he was an associate editor at Spin and Maxim. He is the author of Cocaine's Son, a memoir about growing up with his drug-abusing father.[3]

Early and personal life

Itzkoff was born in New York City to Madelin and Gerald Itzkoff, and grew up in the Bronx.[4] His father had a cocaine addiction, which affected Dave's home life.[5] He has a sister, Amanda, a psychiatrist.

He is Jewish;[6] his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather were Russian Jews who worked in the fur trade.[7]

Itzkoff obtained his B.A. in English literature from Princeton University in He married actress and singer Amy Justman in , and lives in New York.[1] Together they have one son (b.

David L. Itzkoff (born March 2, ) is an American journalist and writer who is a former culture reporter for The New York Times. [2]. Before joining the Times, he was an associate editor at Spin and Maxim. He is the author of Cocaine's Son, a memoir about growing up with his drug-abusing father. [3].

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Career

In , Itzkoff worked as an editorial assistant for Details magazine. He worked for Maxim magazine from to and Spin magazine from to From June to July , Itzkoff worked as a freelance editor for the Sunday Styles section in The New York Times. He is a former culture reporter for The New York Times and writes frequently about film, television and comedy.

His latest work is a biography of Robin Williams.[9]

In , Itzkoff was one of almost 1, New York Times contributors to sign an open letter expressing "serious concerns about editorial bias" in the newspaper's reporting on transgender people.

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    • The letter characterized the newspaper's reporting as using "an eerily familiar mix of pseudoscience and euphemistic, charged language," and raised concerns regarding the paper's employment practices regarding trans contributors.[10][11][12][13]

    Books

    • Lads: A Memoir of Manhood, published in [14]
    • Cocaine's Son: A Memoir, published in
    • Mad as Hell: The Making of Network and the Fateful Vision of the Angriest Man in Movies, published February ISBN&#;[15]
    • Robin, a biography of Robin Williams, published in May

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    5. ^Sullivan, James (January 24, ). "Surviving his dad's cocaine addiction". The Boston Globe.

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    9. ^"Dave Itzkoff on Twitter". Twitter. November 18, Retrieved April 30,
    10. ^See, Carolyn (January 14, ). "Review: Dave Itzkoff's 'Cocaine's Son' has family relationships at its heart". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 30,
    11. ^ditzkoff (February 12, ).

      "[today is my son's birthday]My first words to him this morning: happy birthday!His reply: I'm never a fan of pe…" (Tweet) &#; via Twitter.

    12. ^"How Robin Williams was being torn apart and couldn't fight back". New York Post. Retrieved May 6,
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      Times contributors and LGBTQ advocates send open letters criticizing paper's trans coverage".

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      "'New York Times' contributors slam paper's coverage of transgender people". NPR.

    15. ^Migdon, Brooke. "NYT contributors blast paper's coverage of transgender people". The Hill.
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