Biography
Combining his Midwestern roots with an Ivy league education, coupled with his infectious love of both mainstream American movies such as "Saturday Night Fever" (1977) as well as obscure foreign films such as "My Dinner With Andre" (1981), he helped usher in an era of pop culture criticism. Paired throughout most of his career with fellow Chicagoan critic Roger Ebert, their weekly television reviews shows made popular their infamous "thumbs …
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Career Milestones
| Co-host, "Siskel and Ebert at the Movies" (syndicated) | ||
| Co-hosted syndicated "At the Movies" with Roger Ebert | ||
| Film critic for CBS, appears regularly on "CBS This Morning" | ||
| Named syndicated film columninst for Tribune Media Services | ||
| On orders from doctors, curtailed his schedule by withdrawing from "Siskel and Ebert at the Movies" for the duration of the 1998-1999 season; died shortly thereafter | ||
| Raised in Glencoe, Illinois by aunt and uncle after parents' deaths | ||
1969 | Joined CHICAGO TRIBUNE as film critic (January 20) | |
1974 | Began working as film critic for WBBM-TV, Chicago | |
1978 | Co-hosted "Sneak Previews" with Roger Ebert on PBS | |
1996 | Became contributor to TV GUIDE | |
1998 | Underwent brain surgery (May 11) | |
Awards
1984 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series in At the Movies |
1985 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series in At the Movies |
1987 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series in At the Movies |
1988 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series in At the Movies |
1992 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series in Siskel & Ebert: If We Picked the Winners |
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series in At the Movies |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series in Siskel & Ebert: If We Picked the Winners |