Seth Abramovitch

🏆 winner! 16th national arts & entertainment journalism awards

  • MO’NIQUE MAKES PEACE (MOSTLY)” — PRINT, FILM PERSONALITY PROFILE, OVER 2,500 WORDS 🥇

    “A gripping story by Abramovitch about the rise, fall and rebirth of the talented Mo’Nique.”

🏆 winner! 64th southern california JOURNALISM AWARDS

  • JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR — PRINT, OVER 50,000 CIRCULATION 🥇

    “Mr. Abramovitch's work exhibits great integrity — information is organically fused with insight and emotional connection. His finely tuned, sensitive ear clearly inspires trust resulting in his subjects being placed in the most truthful light possible. He makes subjects into honest collaborators.” - Judges’ Comments

  • SEARCHING FOR SHELLEY DUVALL — MAGAZINES, ENTERTAINMENT FEATURE 🥇

    “Deft reporting on a difficult topic — the mental health issues of aging actress Shelley Duvall. It is straight-forward without being sappy or sensational and includes wonderful details and background.” - Judges’ Comments

RECENT WRITINGS

The Odd Couple” The Hollywood Reporter|Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone get weird

Gina Carano vs. Hollywood” The Hollywood Reporter|a grudge match with Disney

The Good Wife” The Hollywood Reporter|Cheryl Hines…as First Lady?

Looks Like He Made It” The Hollywood Reporter|Barry Manilow at 80

“‘I’m Offended’ The Hollywood Reporter|Vili Fualaau on ‘May December’

Matthew Perry’s ‘Rosebud’” The Hollywood Reporter|who or what was ‘Mattman?’

Succession. With Smoothies” The Hollywood Reporter|inside the Erewhon dynasty

A Pellicano Target’s Second Act The Hollywood Reporter|the resiliency of Anita Busch

Visits with Tatum O’Neal” The Hollywood Reporter|the struggles of Oscar’s youngest winner

Tom Holland Breaks Free” The Hollywood Reporter|life beyond Spider-Man

Life with Valerie” The Hollywood Reporter|the Superman starlet finds a late-in-life hero

Mo’Nique Makes Peace” The Hollywood Reporter|why she’s finally ready to forgive and forget

Everybody Hearts Paul Mescal” The Hollywood Reporter|the Oscar-nominated Aftersun star on his “fucking wild year”

Andrea Riseborough’s Wild Ride” The Hollywood Reporter|Oscar’s most talked-about nominee breaks her silence

Jeremy Strong Knows What You Think” The Hollywood Reporter|when you want to be seen but also don’t want to be seen

Mae West and a Death on Main Street” The Hollywood Reporter|a window into the legend’s strange world

Lena, Renewed” The Hollywood Reporter|a polarizing auteur returns

Beverly Hills Spy” The Hollywood Reporter|a dashing British war hero betrays the Allies

Kieran Culkin is Ready” The Hollywood Reporter|48 hours in NYC with the breakout star of HBO’s Succession

Searching for Shelley Duvall” The Hollywood Reporter|a journey to Texas to find a reclusive icon

Brett Butler Back From the Brink” The Hollywood Reporter|a sitcom star battles with drugs and depression

Kitty Kelley: The Authorized Profile The Hollywood Reporter|the grande dame of tell-alls tells all

The Tragic End of Witold Zacharewicz” The Hollywood Reporter|a movie star who fought the Nazis

 

– About Seth –

[ we promise to keep it short ]

 

Seth Abramovitch is a senior writer at The Hollywood Reporter, a position he’s held since 2012. His work at THR covers a wide array of topics and has earned 14 Los Angeles Press Club Awards including 2022 Print Journalist of the Year. He’s penned cover stories on Ewan McGregor, Kieran Culkin, Samuel L. Jackson and Lena Dunham; overseen investigations into The Jim Henson Company, The Friars Club and Ellen studio TelePictures; tracked down and interviewed jailed boy-band svengali Lou Pearlman, The Deer Hunter director Michael Cimino and The Shining star Shelley Duvall; and immersed himself in experiential pieces on Dungeons & Dragons clubs and the pseudoscience of longevity. He’s previously written for The Atlantic, New York, and Esquire.

 
 
 

— Seth Abramovitch —

 
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