Ben Mankiewicz
Actor
- Born
- March 25, 1967 (age 59) · Washington, D.C., USA
Benjamin Frederick Mankiewicz (born March 25, 1967) is an American television journalist and host for Turner Classic Movies (TCM). He is a progressive political commentator for The Young Turks. He has served as a film critic for the 2008–2009 season for the TV program At the Movies and the web series What the Flick?!
A descendant of the Mankiewicz family, Ben Mankiewicz graduated from Tufts University, and earned a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. He subsequently worked as a news reporter and anchor, first for WCSC-TV in Charleston, South Carolina and later for WAMI in Miami. Mankiewicz left news journalism, and auditioned as a television host for Turner Classic Movies.
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Mankiewicz was hired in 2003 as an afternoon weekend host, second to Robert Osborne, who was the channel's primetime host. In 2013, for health reasons, Osborne delegated weekday primetime hosting appearances to Mankiewicz. In 2017, Osborne died at the age of 84, and Mankiewicz became the network's primetime host. Additionally, he hosts the TCM-produced podcast series, The Plot Thickens and Talking Pictures.
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Known for
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- 2024From the Shtetl to the Studio: The Jewish Story of Hollywood
- 2024Remembering Gene Wilder as Self
- 2023Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In as Self
- 2022'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen as Self - Commentator
- 2022Film: The Living Record of Our Memory as Self
- 2020Mank as Broadcaster, Academy Awards
- 2020Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story as Self
- 2019Memory: The Origins of Alien as Self
- 2018The Great Buster: A Celebration as Self
- 2018
