Roger Ebert
Acting
Born: 1942-06-18 in Urbana, Illinois, USA
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Late Show with David Letterman
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The Daily Show
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Saturday Night Live
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The View
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Early Edition
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The Critic
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John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Film Critic (archive footage)
Hollywood Black
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Howard
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Junket Whore
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The Incredibly Strange Film Show
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At the Movies
At the Movies
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Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
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Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Roger Ebert (uncredited)
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
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E! True Hollywood Story
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
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Remembering Gene Wilder
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Welcome to Hollywood
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The Outsider
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Abby Singer
Roger Ebert (uncredited)
Burden
Self (archive footage)
Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A.
Himself
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
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All the Love You Cannes!
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Cannes: All Access
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Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Self (archive footage)
Life Itself
Self - Film Critic
An Almost Perfect Affair
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Dark City: The Architecture of Dreams
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Independent's Day
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