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Richard Roeper

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  • Birth Place: Chicago, IL
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/01/1960, Leo
  • Profession: Columnist; film critic
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Richard Roeper Fast Facts:
  • Joined the Chicago Sun-Times as a columnist in 1987
  • Won the 1992 National Headliner Award in the "Consistently Oustanding Local Interest Column on a Variety of Subjects" category. 
  • A frequent contributor on Chicago radio and Fox affiliate morning-TV programs.
  • Following the February 1999 death of Gene Siskel, he was among nearly two dozen guest film critics seated across the aisle from Roger Ebert on the nationally syndicated Siskel & Ebert show; in July 2000, Roeper took over as permanent co-host on the renamed Ebert & Roeper at the Movies.
  • Authored several books including He Rents, She Rents: The Ultimate Film Guide to the Best Women's Films and Guy Movies (1999; with Laurie Viera) and Sox and the City: A Fan's Love Affair with the White Sox from the Heartbreak of '67 to the Wizards of Oz (2006).
  • Richard Roeper Relationships:
  • Bob Roeper - Father
  • Margaret Roeper - Mother
  • College:
  • Illinois State University, Normal, IL (1982)
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