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Nestruck was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on April 6, 1981. He was raised in Montreal. He is bilingual. |
Nestruck was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on April 6, 1981. He was raised in Montreal. He is bilingual. |
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Nestruck began writing for the [[McGill Daily]], one of the student-run newspapers at [[McGill University]] in [[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal, Quebec]], while studying drama at the school's English department |
Nestruck began writing for the [[McGill Daily]], one of the student-run newspapers at [[McGill University]] in [[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal, Quebec]], while studying drama at the school's English department. He began an internship at the National Post as a reporter in 2003. He moved to feature writing shortly after<ref>My Job Could Be Your Life: J. Kelly Nestruck, The Grid, September 12, 2011 [http://www.thegridto.com/life/advice/my-job-could-be-your-life-j-kelly-nestruck-theatre-critic/]</ref>. |
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In 2006, Nestruck became a [[subeditor]] and writer for [[The Guardian]] newspaper in London, England. |
In 2006, Nestruck became a [[subeditor]] and writer for [[The Guardian]] newspaper in London, England. |
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Revision as of 20:38, 13 April 2013
James Kelly Nestruck (styled as J. Kelly Nestruck) is a Canadian journalist and theatre critic. He is currently the chief theatre critic for the Globe and Mail.
Life and career
Nestruck was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on April 6, 1981. He was raised in Montreal. He is bilingual.
Nestruck began writing for the McGill Daily, one of the student-run newspapers at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, while studying drama at the school's English department. He began an internship at the National Post as a reporter in 2003. He moved to feature writing shortly after[1].
In 2006, Nestruck became a subeditor and writer for The Guardian newspaper in London, England.
He returned to Toronto in 2008 to take the role of theatre critic for the Globe and Mail. In 2013, he was nominated for a National Newspaper Award in the Arts and Entertainment category.[2]
He is currently taking a masters at the Centre for Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies at University of Toronto.
Criticism
Playwright Morris Panych criticized Nestruck for wearing cut-off jean shorts to his play in Stratford. Panych aired the criticism in the comments section of Nestruck's unflattering review[3].
Nestruck has stated he does not advise anyone to enter the field of journalism.