33 Facts About Richard Roeper

Richard E Roeper was born on October 17,1959 and is an American columnist and film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times.

Richard Roeper co-hosted the television series At the Movies with Roger Ebert from 2000 to 2008, serving as the late Gene Siskel's successor.

From 2010 to 2014, he co-hosted The Roe and Roeper Show with Roe Conn on WLS-AM.

From October 2015 to October 2017, Richard Roeper served as the host of the FOX 32 morning show Good Day Chicago.

Richard Roeper grew up in south suburban Dolton, Illinois and attended Thornridge High School before graduating from Illinois State University in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in journalism.

Richard Roeper began working as a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times in 1986.

Richard Roeper has written seven books on topics ranging from movies to urban legends to conspiracy theories to the Chicago White Sox.

In 2009, Richard Roeper appeared on Howard Stern's show and said he had written a book on gambling, entitled Bet the House, which was released in the first quarter of 2010.

Richard Roeper hosted shows on WLUP-FM, WLS-FM, and WMVP-AM in Chicago.

Richard Roeper won three Emmy awards for his news commentaries on Fox in the 1990s and was the film critic for CBS in Chicago for three years in the early 2000s.

Richard Roeper won the National Headliner Award as the top newspaper columnist in the country in 1992 and has been voted the best columnist in Illinois by the Associated Press on numerous occasions.

Richard Roeper's columns have been syndicated by The New York Times to worldwide publications.

Richard Roeper has written for a number of magazines, including Esquire, Spy, TV Guide, Playboy, Maxim, and Entertainment Weekly.

Richard Roeper was once named one of People magazine's most eligible bachelors.

Richard Roeper was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show, Live with Regis and Kelly, The O'Reilly Factor, and countless other national programs.

Richard Roeper hosted Starz Inside, a monthly documentary series that aired on the Starz network.

Richard Roeper appeared on the first episode of the fifth season of Entourage, where he reviewed a fake movie titled Medellin with Michael Phillips on At the Movies.

In February 2009, Richard Roeper launched his website, which features movie reviews, blog entries, photos, and Twitter posts.

Richard Roeper announced that the reviews would appear first on his site, then on the Starz channel.

In December 2009, it was reported that Richard Roeper had signed with ReelzChannel to be a regular contributor.

Richard Roeper stopped reviewing movies for ReelzChannel in February 2015; his final review was for the Jude Law disaster film Black Sea.

In October 2015, Richard Roeper joined the cast of the Fox Chicago morning TV show Good Day Chicago.

Richard Roeper signed off from that morning TV show on October 18,2017.

Richard Roeper was suspended from the Sun-Times on January 29,2018, pending an investigation into allegations that he had purchased Twitter followers.

On Sunday, July 20,2008, Richard Roeper announced that he was leaving the show in mid-August and would return with a new show later in the year.

However, plans for a new program starring Richard Roeper failed to materialize.

Between 2009 and late 2010, Richard Roeper contributed video reviews to Starz.

In early 2013, Richard Roeper began contributing film reviews to RogerEbert.

On September 12,2013, it was announced that Richard Roeper will replace Roger Ebert as the main movie critic for the Chicago Sun-Times after his death on April 4,2013 at the age of 70.

Richard Roeper has cited The Maltese Falcon, The Godfather trilogy, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off as among his favorite films.

In December 2009, Richard Roeper selected The Departed as the best film of the 2000s.

In December 2019, Richard Roeper selected The Social Network as the best film of the 2010s.

Since 2000, Richard Roeper compiled "best of the year" film lists which helped to provide an overview of his critical preferences.