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Roger Ebert

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Known For

70 Years Old

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. 

Born

Urbana, Illinois, USA on 18th June 1942

Died

4th April 2013

All Credits

The Daily Show Image
The Daily Show
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Image
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Image
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Image
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The View Image
The View
Self
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The Tony Danza Show
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Image
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Critic Image
The Critic
Roger Ebert (voice)
At the Movies Image
At the Movies
Early Edition Image
Early Edition
Roger Ebert
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At the Movies
E! True Hollywood Story Image
E! True Hollywood Story
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Sneak Previews
Himself
The Incredibly Strange Film Show Image
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
Self
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Television: The First Fifty Years
Self
Faye Image
Faye
Self - Film Critic (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty Image
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Howard Image
Howard
Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Image
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self
Welcome to Hollywood Image
Welcome to Hollywood
Roger Ebert
Life Itself Image
Life Itself
Self - Film Critic
An Almost Perfect Affair Image
An Almost Perfect Affair
Self
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Image
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Roger Ebert (uncredited)
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' Image
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
Self
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Junket Whore
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Sex at 24 Frames Per Second Image
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
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Abby Singer Image
Abby Singer
Roger Ebert (uncredited)
Don't You Forget About Me Image
Don't You Forget About Me
Self
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo Image
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
Self
Searching for Debra Winger Image
Searching for Debra Winger
Self
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream Image
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
Self
Pitch Image
Pitch
Self
Kubrick by Kubrick Image
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
The Outsider Image
The Outsider
Self
Cannes: All Access Image
Cannes: All Access
Self
All the Love You Cannes! Image
All the Love You Cannes!
Self
Burden Image
Burden
Self (archive footage)
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation Image
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault Image
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Self
Independent's Day Image
Independent's Day
Self
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures Image
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Self
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' Image
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
Self - Host
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey Image
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
Narrator (voice) / Introduction
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism Image
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 Image
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
Dead Teenager Movie Image
Dead Teenager Movie
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow! Image
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS Image
AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS
Self
Biography: Humphrey Bogart Image
Biography: Humphrey Bogart
Self - Film Critic
Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A. Image
Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A.
Himself
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide Image
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
Roger Ebert
Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy Image
Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
Self
Mysteries of Love Image
Mysteries of Love
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover Image
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat Image
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
Self
Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage Image
Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage
Self
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River Image
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
Self
Citizen Yuppie Image
Citizen Yuppie
Citizen Yuppie