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Richard Roeper

American writer and film critic

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Also known as Richard E. Roeper · Roeper, Richard

Born: October 17, 1959
Birthplace: Chicago
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: writer
, journalist
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, film critic
Education: Illinois State University
, Thornridge High School

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Richard E. Roeper is an American writer. He is a former columnist and film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, where he wrote for 39 years dating back to 1986 until his departure in 2025. He 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, Roeper served as the host of the FOX 32 morning show Good Day Chicago. From 2021 to 2025, he has hosted a podcast entitled The Richard Roeper Show for American Eagle. He was a regular contributor to Windy City Weekend and its predecessor Windy City Live on WLS-TV from 2018 to 2026. In 2025, Roeper joined RogerEbert.com as a regular contributor and began co-hosting The Movie of Your Life podcast. In 2026, he became a regular contributor to WMAQ-TV.

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Sex or gender: male
Website: richardroeper.com
Given name: Richard
Family name: Roeper
Social media followers: 7,360(May 25, 2025) youtube channel id: UCUFjd1bYIFhEn9yDovSsQOQ
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29,599(February 6, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 958794005713530881
6,930(April 29, 2024) youtube channel id: UCUFjd1bYIFhEn9yDovSsQOQ
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-04-29
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7,060(March 22, 2023) youtube channel id: UCUFjd1bYIFhEn9yDovSsQOQ
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2023-03-22
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26,347(January 27, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 958794005713530881
7,260(October 11, 2021) youtube channel id: UCUFjd1bYIFhEn9yDovSsQOQ
22,982(January 11, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 958794005713530881

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