Ed Gross, Author at Closer Weekly

Work or writing background leading to expertise

Conducting interviews with celebrities and behind-the-scenes talent is second nature to Ed Gross, who has done literally thousands of them over the course of his career. Nearly 20 years ago, he joined the staff of Life Story, Movie Magic and Film Fantasy magazines as executive editor, from which he shifted to the digital world as Executive Editor, Us for empireonline.com, and then, Film/TV Editor at Closer Weekly, his current position.

In addition to covering movies and television for the brand, he serves as host of the interview-centric Closer Weekly “Classic TV & Film” podcast, celebrating the golden age of television and movies then and now, on a weekly basis.

Work history

Ed Gross has served on the editorial staff of a number of magazines, among them Cinescape, Starlog, Comics Scene, Life Story, SFX, Cinefantastique, Film Fantasy, Fangoria, Movie Magic, RetroVision, Not of This Earth, Sci-Fi Now and Geek. Additionally, he has written or co-written numerous non-fiction pop culture books, including Rocky: The Ultimate Guide, Planet of the Apes Revisited and Spider-Man: Confidential, as well as recent oral history books devoted to Star Trek (the two-volume The Fifty-Year Mission), Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel (Slayers & Vampires), Battlestar Galactica (So Say We All) and James Bond (the forthcoming Nobody Does It Better).

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