A
veteran psychology reporter and longtime contributing editor
at Family Circle, his interview subjects have included
such legendary figures as Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor,
Paul Newman, Meryl Streep, Nancy Reagan, Edward Kennedy, Audrey
Hepburn, Diana Ross, Calvin Klein, Sophia Loren, Shirley MacLaine,
Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, Peter Jennings, Anthony Robbins,
Marianne Williamson, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Donald Trump,
Bill Gates, Christopher Reeve, Carol Burnett, Dolly Parton,
Harrison Ford, Robert DeNiro, Bette Midler, Cher and Oprah Winfrey.
He has appeared on Oprah, Larry King, Joan Rivers, Geraldo,
Sally Jesse Raphael, Today, and other television shows.
Best-selling
author Glenn Plaskin specializes in writing in-depth celebrity
interviews and human development stories. His published work
includes two books:
Horowitz: The Biography
of Vladimir Horowitz and
Turning
Point: Pivotal Moments in the Lives of America's Celebrities
, based on the syndicated column he wrote
for the New
York Daily News and Tribune Media Services . A native of Buffalo, N.Y. and trained as a classical pianist, Plaskin began writing culture profiles
for the
New York Times in his mid-20's. He rose to
prominence when his Horowitz book—the first-ever biography
of the renowned pianist—was published in the U.S., Canada,
England, France, Germany, Japan, and Finland. Thereafter, he
established himself as one of the nation's leading celebrity
interviewers, landing exclusives with film stars, politicians,
TV personalities, business executives, and media figures. As
one professional journal wrote: "When it comes to the brutally
competitive world of celebrity journalism, no one is more successful
at nailing down the big names than entertainment reporter Glenn
Plaskin." His features have appeared in
Family Circle, Playboy,
Us, W, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Ladies' Home Journal and
in hundreds of U.S. and foreign newspapers; including the
New
York Times and the
New York Daily News.