Richard Roeper

Richard Roeper (born August 1, 1960) is a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and, since September 1999, has co-hosted Ebert & Roeper with film critic Roger Ebert.

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August 1 - 1960 - Columnist - Chicago Sun-Times - September - 1999 - Ebert & Roeper - Film critic - Roger Ebert

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Roeper was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Illinois State University in 1982 and began working as a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times in 1987. The topics of his columns range from politics to media to entertainment, and he has written several books on film criticism and urban myths.

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Chicago, Illinois - Illinois State University - 1982 - 1987 - Politics - Media - Entertainment - Film criticism - Urban myth

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After Gene Siskel, of Siskel & Ebert, died in 1999, Roeper was offered the opportunity to co-host the popular film review show with fellow Chicago Sun-Times columnist Roger Ebert. The show was shortly thereafter renamed Ebert & Roeper (after a brief stint as Roger Ebert & The Movies, which featured rotating co-hosts). Although this immediately enhanced Roeper's importance as a film critic, he has been criticized as lacking Ebert's reputation and skill.

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Gene Siskel - Siskel & Ebert - Roger Ebert

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On May 15, 2005, Homer Simpson referred to Roeper saying, "I feel like Roger Ebert... or his kiss-ass new partner."

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Roeper caused a national controversy over a column he published in July 2005 wherein he ranted that the images of the women sized 6-12 in the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty were "too chunky" for him to look at in public. He promptly received a few thousand hate mails.

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