Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert

Person

Roger Ebert

Actor 1942-06-18 Urbana, Illinois, USA

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 ...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY

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The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 · Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self (uncredited)

Life Itself

Life Itself

2014 · Self - Film Critic

Early Edition

Early Edition

1996 · Roger Ebert

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

1993 · Self - Guest

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 · Self - Guest

The Critic

The Critic

1994 · Roger Ebert (voice)

John Candy: I Like Me

John Candy: I Like Me

2025 · Self - Film Critic (archive footage)

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2010 · Self (archive footage)

The View

The View

1997 · Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992 · TV

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

2006 · Self

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 · TV

Howard

Howard

2018 · Self (archive footage)

Kubrick by Kubrick

Kubrick by Kubrick

2020 · Self (archive footage)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988 · TV

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

2005 · Roger Ebert (uncredited)

At the Movies

At the Movies

1986 · Self

Pitch

Pitch

1997 · Self