Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1942-06-18
Day of Death
2013-04-04
Place of Birth
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Roger Ebert
Biography
Roger Ebert was a Pulitzer Prize winning film critic, journalist, and screenwriter. Described by Forbes magazine as the "most powerful pundit in America", Ebert was the first film critic to be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well as a Pulitzer Prize. Ebert's began his criticizing career in 1967 as a critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and later gained national recognition co-hosting a number of shows with Gene Siskel in which they coined the 'thumbs up- thumbs down' style of reviewing. Following Siskel's 1999 death Ebert continued to host "And The Movies" with Richard Roeper until 2006 when he stopped appearing due to developing Thyroid cancer. Complications from the cancer ended up taking much of his tongue and jaw, forcing Ebert to undergo massive reconstruction surgery and speak with the help of a computer program (which was configured with his own voice due to the volume of recorded spoken language from Ebert's TV show). He continued to write reviews for his website later in life. On April 3rd, 2013 announced his cancer had returned and he would be taking a "leave of presence", lowering the amount he would be writing and only reviewing films he wanted to review. Ebert succumbed to his cancer the next day, April 4th, 2013. The balcony is closed.
Filmography (48)
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
Kubrick by Kubrick
2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
Howard
2018
Burden
2016
Life Itself
2014
Don't You Forget About Me
2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
2009
Dark City: The Architecture of Dreams
2008
Cannes: All Access
2007
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
