LA Reid

Name

LA Reid

Seasons

Season 1

Birth Name

Antonio Reid

Occupation

Judge, Record Executive, Songwriter, Producer

Born

June 7, 1956

Other Judges

Simon Cowell
Paula Abdul
Nicole Scherzinger

LA Reid is currently a judge on X Factor USA. He runs the Boys category, and his finalists are Astro, Marcus Canty, and Chris Rene.

Antonio "L.A." Reid (born June 7, 1956) is a three-time Grammy Award-winning American record executive, songwriter, and record producer. Best known as the co-founder of LaFace Records, he is responsible for signing and helping bring Mariah Carey, P!nk, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Kanye West, Avril Lavigne, Toni Braxton, TLC, Usher, Ciara, OutKast, and Dido to multi-platinum album sales.

He is the President and CEO of Hitco Music Publishing, based in Atlanta, and was the Chairman and CEO of Island Def Jam Music Group until 2011 when he signed up to appear as a judge on The X Factor USA. He is now the chairman and CEO of Epic Records.