| Jackson Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 6, 1998 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Other names | "Lights-Camera-Jackson!" |
| Known for | Movie reviewer, columnist |
Jackson Murphy, known as Lights Camera Jackson (born July 6, 1998, Troy, New York) is a teenaged movie critic, and author of the popular online column Lights-Camera-Jackson!. He brands himself the "Kid Critic", offering family movie reviews on his website, and on television and radio. In 2010, he became the youngest winner to date of a New York Emmy Award for "On Camera Talent: Commentator/Editorialist".
In 2010, Jackson had several major milestones. He appeared on Fox & Friends to review the upcoming Oscars nominees,[1] correctly predicting all of the winners in the major categories. He grabbed the attention of several celebrities, notably Roger Ebert. He was also nominated for two New York Emmy awards,[2] and won "On Camera Talent: Commentator/Editorialist", the youngest person to ever do so to date.
He made five national TV appearances during the summer, including Weekend Today in late June and The Early Show four different times. He was blasted by Howard Stern on his satellite radio show following one of his appearances on The Early Show for his review of Inception.
Jackson was signed by CBS as a contributing critic to The Early Show and, in the fall, also became a regular contributor on The Morning Show on the Seven Network in Australia. His movie reviews also appear every weekend in The (Troy) Record newspaper, and he has been the subject of articles and stories in both the U.S. and internationally, including an article in Variety.[3]
In July 2011, Jackson became a regular contributor for the popular movie review show Ebert Presents: At the Movies. Thus far, Murphy has appeared on three episodes of the program, providing commentary on 3-D film technology and listing his best and worst movies of the year so far.