Zachary Pincus-Roth is an American entertainment journalist, author, and TV writer. In January 2016, he joined the Washington Post as pop culture editor.
Education
Pincus-Roth was raised in Chevy Chase, MarylandNew arts and culture editor at LA Weekly Kevin Roderick February 21, 2011 Retrieved November 11, 2012 and attended Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland, where he graduated in 1998 and received a Lazarus Leadership Fellowship. At Richard Montgomery he was sports editor, news editor, and editor-in-chief of The Tide and authored an op-ed column entitled "Can I Say One Thing." "Can I Say One Thing" The Tide October 10, 1997 Retrieved November 14, 2012
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from Princeton University in 2002. He wrote his senior thesis on Seinfeld and authored a column in The Daily Princetonian where he opined on the blissful lives of squirrels, unrecognized discrimination, and cultural relativism toward nudity,[ among other topics. He wrote and acted for the Princeton Triangle Club musical comedy group.
Career
Living in New York City after college, he worked as staff writer for Variety and Playbill, and contributed to other publications including Newsday, the Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times, among others. 50
In 2006, he authored the companion book to the hit musical Avenue Q."City of Cleveland Heights, OH : Theater - Cain Park" Retrieved November 11, 2012
His 2010 Slate article "Best Weekend Never" received the National Entertainment Journalism Award for Best Online Feature Article."Winners of 2010 National Entertainment Journalism Awards" Los Angeles Press Club, April, 3 2012 Retrieved November 12, 2012 and the Southern California Journalism Award for Online Entertainment."WWinners of 52nd Annual SoCal Journalism Awards Announced" Los Angeles Press Club, April, 3 2012 Retrieved November 12, 2012
While working on the drama Lie To Me in 2010, Pincus-Roth penned the song White Lie "“White Lie” – Sheet Music and MP3" Lie To Me Scoop, January, 12 2012 Retrieved November 12, 2012 sung by Felicia Day."'Lie to Me' first look: Felicia Day revisits 'Dr. Horrible' triumph" EW.com, December 10, 2010 Retrieved November 12, 2012
In 2014, he received a fellowship from the International Center for Journalists through which he published a longform article about the role of television in shaping culture and behavior in India."Meet the 2014 Fellows! Retrieved November 12, 2014
Before joining the Washington Post, he worked as Arts & Culture Editor for LA Weekly since 2011, and instructor at Loyola Marymount University.LA Weekly Staff Retrieved November 11, 2012
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