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.

Career as a critic

Ebert began his film critic career in 1967, writing for the Chicago Sun-Times.

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In 1976 he and Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune began co-hosting a weekly movie review television show, Sneak Previews, produced by a Chicago public broadcasting station. The show became national when it was picked up by PBS in 1978. In 1982, the critics moved to a syndicated commercial television show named At the Movies, and later, Siskel & Ebert, where they were known for their "thumbs up / thumbs down" review summaries.

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1976 - Gene Siskel - Chicago Tribune - Movie - Television show - Sneak Previews - Public broadcasting - PBS - 1982 - Siskel & Ebert

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When Gene Siskel died in 1999, Ebert and his show's producers auditioned several co-hosts. In September, fellow Chicago Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper became the permanent co-host and the show was renamed Ebert & Roeper.

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1999 - Columnist - Richard Roeper - Ebert & Roeper

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Ebert has also done DVD audio-commentaries for several films including Citizen Kane, Casablanca, Dark City and Floating Weeds.

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Citizen Kane - Casablanca - Dark City - Floating Weeds

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