Richard Lawson (Writer) Bio, Age, Height, Family, Partner, Education, Career, Net Worth

Richard Lawson Biography

Richard Lawson is an American writer and critic who rose to prominence as an entertainment writer for Gawker. In addition, he was named chief critic for Vanity Fair in 2018. The writer’s debut YA novel, All We Can Do Is Wait was released in February 2018.

Richard Lawson Age|Birthday

Lawson was born on May 31, 1983. Therefore, he is 38 years old as of 2022 and celebrates his birthday on 31st May every year.

Richard Lawson Height|Weight

Lawson’s height is 6 feet 1 inc (approximately 185 centimeters). Moreover, he weighs 90 kilograms.

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Richard Lawson Family

The writer was born in Boston, Massachusetts to his parents. However, details about Lawson’s parents and siblings are currently unavailable to the public domain.

Richard Lawson Partner

The critic who is openly gay wrote an article that went viral about the personal significance of openly gay Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon during the 2018 Winter Olympics. However, Lawson has kept his personal life under lowkey hence he has not disclosed whether he is in a relationship, or married.

Richard Lawson Education

Lawson attended Boston Latin School and Boston College before moving to Los Angeles.

Richard Lawson Career

The author began his writing career at Gawker in 2007. Lawson secretly began participating in Gawker’s active comments section under the handle LolCait where he had been initially hired onto Gawker’s ad sales team. Here, his writing gained the attention of the editorial staff. Moreover, he began providing editorial content for the site after revealing his identity first by selecting the week’s best comments and eventually becoming a full-time editor. Additionally, the writer gained notice for his television recaps for shows such as The Real Housewives of New York City.

However, the writer left in July 2009 to work at TV.com for five months before returning to Gawker. Moreover, as a senior entertainment and culture writer, he left the site for the second time in late 2011 to work for The Atlantic Wire.

Vanity Fair

Furthermore, in November 2013, the writer left The Atlantic Wire to work as the Hollywood columnist at Vanity Fair. Moreover, he was hired as the magazine’s TV and film critic four months later. In March 2018, the writer became Vanity Fair’s chief critic.

Novel

In addition, the author’s debut novel, All We Can Do Is Wait, was released on February 6, 2018, under Razorbill.

Richard Lawson Net Worth

Lawson’s net worth ranges between $1 million and $5 million.