Roger Ebert

Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942, Urbana, Illinois) is a film critic who writes for the Chicago Sun-Times; his reviews are syndicated to over 200 newspapers in the U.S. and abroad. He is also a long-time co-host of a syndicated television program featuring his film criticism, first for 23 years with Gene Siskel and since Siskel's death, with Richard Roeper on Ebert & Roeper.

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June 18 - 1942 - Film critic - Chicago Sun-Times - Syndicated - Television program - Gene Siskel - Richard Roeper - Ebert & Roeper

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In 1975 he became the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. Ebert has honorary degrees from the University of Colorado, the American Film Institute, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in June 2005, the first professional film critic to receive this honor.

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1975 - Pulitzer Prize for Criticism - University of Colorado - American Film Institute - Art Institute of Chicago - Hollywood Walk of Fame - 2005

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Through his newspaper reviews, books, television shows, and lectures, he has contributed perhaps more than anyone to the appreciation of film among the general American public. He also runs a special section of his website devoted to what he deems to be Great Films which informed moviegoers should familiarize themselves with if they become interested in important films since the dawn of the movie industry.

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Since 1999 Ebert has hosted the annual Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival in Champaign, Illinois.

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1999 - Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival - Champaign, Illinois

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