 Ebert in 2017 | |
| Born | June 18, 1942 (age 82) Urbana, Illinois, U.S |
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| Occupation(s) | Film critic, journalist, screenwriter, film historian, author |
| Spouse | Chaz Ebert (m. 1992-present) |
Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He has been a film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. Neil Steinberg of the Chicago Sun-Times said Ebert "was without question the nation's most prominent and influential film critic," and Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times called him "the best-known film critic in America."