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My Take
Richard Roeper represents a vanishing breed I genuinely admire: the staff critic who stayed loyal to one paper for thirty-nine years. Inheriting the seat beside Roger Ebert after Gene Siskel was an almost impossible assignment, yet he held it with conviction. What I value most in a critic is the willingness to commit to a verdict and own it, and Roeper has always struck me as that kind of writer. His 2025 departure from the Chicago Sun-Times feels like the end of an era. I appreciate a lifetime spent taking film seriously enough to argue about it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Richard Roeper
- Name (Japanese)
- リチャード・ローパー
- Reading
- りちゃーど・ろーぱー
- Born
- October 17, 1959 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / journalist / film critic
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Thornridge High School
- University
- Illinois State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Richard Roeper born?
Born October 17, 1959 (age 66).
Where is Richard Roeper from?
Richard Roeper is from Chicago, Illinois, United States.
What does Richard Roeper do?
Richard Roeper works as writer, journalist, film critic.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.