- Bi-racial, father is Jamaican, and his mother is Irish.
- Worked variously as a librarian, actor, filing clerk, theatrical stage worker, free-lance journalist, and as a nanny and tutor.
- Tours the country as a stand up comedian (2002)
- 1/2 of the rap duo Kid-N-Play
- Alumnus of The Bronx High School of Science, a specialized high school in New York City.
- Eric Gregory Award, 1978; Prudence Farmer Award for poetry (cowinner with Craig Raine), 1978 and 1980; Somerset Maugham Award and Hawthornden Prize, both 1980, both for Arcadia.
- Good friends with Bill Maher.
- Father of Cameron Reid, Cailin Reid, and Chirstina Reid.
- Son of Calvin Reid and Marjorie Wallace.
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