Jack Smart is a Los Angeles-based culture writer, editor, critic, and activist. He has interviewed some of today’s biggest stars of stage and screen as a senior-level journalist, event moderator, and podcast host.
Selected as a National Critic Fellow at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in 2014, Jack joined the actor’s trade publication Backstage, where he created a lucrative content vertical as Awards Editor. As founder and host of premier podcast “In The Envelope,” he booked, interviewed, and produced episodes featuring over 200 A-list actors and other artists. Jack currently covers all things Hollywood as the Senior Film Writer at The A.V. Club. Explore a sampling of portfolio links below or over at Muckrack.