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.
Acting
TV
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
1975
Movie
Life Itself
as Self - Film Critic
2014
TV
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1993
TV
Early Edition
as Roger Ebert
1996
TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
TV
The Critic
as Roger Ebert (voice)
1994
Movie
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2009
TV
The View
as Self
1997
TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Movie
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Film Critic (archive footage)
2025
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Movie
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
as Self
2006
TV
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Movie
Howard
as Self (archive footage)
2018
TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Movie
Kubrick by Kubrick
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Movie
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Roger Ebert (uncredited)
2005
TV
At the Movies
1986
Movie
Pitch
as Self
1997
Movie
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
as Self
2003
Movie
All the Love You Cannes!
as Self
2002
Movie
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self
2002
Movie
Burden
as Self (archive footage)
2016
