Roger Ebert
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
Credits
- 2024 ·Fayeas Self - Film Critic (archive footage)
- 2020 ·Kubrick by Kubrickas Self (archive footage)
- 2020 ·AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITISas Self
- 2018 ·Howardas Self (archive footage)
- 2016 ·Burdenas Self (archive footage)
- 2014 ·Life Itselfas Self - Film Critic
- 2010 ·Don't You Forget About Meas Self
- 2010 ·Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacyas Self (archive footage)
- 2009 ·Waking Sleeping Beautyas Self (archive footage)
- 2009 ·For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticismas Self
- 2007 ·Cannes: All Accessas Self
- 2007 ·Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001as Self
- 2007 ·The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzoas Self
- 2006 ·Dead Teenager Movieas
- 2006 ·Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedyas Self
- 2006 ·Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstreamas Himself
- 2005 ·The Outsideras Self
- 2005 ·Jiminy Glick in Lalawoodas Self (uncredited)
- 2004 ·Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'as Self
- 2004 ·No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threatas Self
- 2004 ·The Tony Danza Showas Self
- 2004 ·Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Groveras
- 2004 ·Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegadeas Self
- 2004 ·Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago Riveras Self
- 2003 ·Abby Singeras Roger Ebert (uncredited)
- 2003 ·Biography - Humphrey Bogartas Self - Film Critic
- 2003 ·Sex at 24 Frames Per Secondas Self
- 2002 ·Searching for Debra Wingeras Self
- 2002 ·Mysteries of Loveas Self (archive footage)
- 2002 ·All the Love You Cannes!as Self
- 2001 ·Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A.as Himself
- 2001 ·It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Picturesas Self
- 2000 ·Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animationas Self
- 1999 ·Television: The First Fifty Yearsas Self
- 1998 ·Junket Whoreas Self
- 1998 ·Welcome to Hollywoodas Roger Ebert
- 1998 ·Independent's Dayas Self
- 1997 ·Pitchas Self
- 1997 ·The Viewas Self
- 1996 ·Early Editionas
- 1996 ·E! True Hollywood Storyas
- 1996 ·Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!as
- 1996 ·The Daily Showas Self
- 1995 ·You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'as Self - Host
- 1994 ·The Criticas
- 1993 ·Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest
- 1992 ·The Tonight Show with Jay Lenoas
- 1991 ·Doris Day: A Sentimental Journeyas Narrator (voice) / Introduction
- 1988 ·LIVE with Kelly and Markas
- 1988 ·The Incredibly Strange Film Showas Self
- 1987 ·Citizen Yuppieas Citizen Yuppie
- 1986 ·At the Moviesas
- 1985 ·Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhageas Self
- 1982 ·At the Moviesas
- 1962 ·The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
- Future ·Sneak Previewsas Himself