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Gene Siskel (1946–1999)

Actor

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Interred at Westlawn Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, USA. See more trivia »

Born:

Eugene Kal Siskel
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 53) in Evanston, Illinois, USA
Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert C. 1994 Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert C. 1994 Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert C. 1994
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2000 The Awful Truth (TV series documentary) (dedicatee - 1 episode)
– Find Clinton a Job (2000) (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (28 titles)
1986-1999 Siskel & Ebert (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself
– Episode dated 23 January 1999 (1999) … Himself - Host
– The Worst Films of 1998 (1999) … Himself - Host
– Siskel and Ebert's Memo to the Academy (1999) … Himself - Host
– The Best Films of 1998 (1999) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 24 October 1998 (1998) … Himself
See all 187 episodes »
 
1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Sport Jerks (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1998) … Himself
 
1993-1998 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 6 May 1998 (1998) … Himself
– Episode #4.151 (1996) … Himself
– Episode #4.128 (1996) … Himself
– Episode #4.56 (1995) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #3.290 (1995) … Himself
See all 8 episodes »
 
1993-1998 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 1 May 1998 (1998) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #4.173 (1997) … Himself - Guest (as Siskel)
– Episode dated 12 February 1997 (1997) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 September 1996 (1996) … Himself (uncredited)
– Episode dated 14 February 1996 (1996) … Himself
See all 8 episodes »
 
1998 If We Picked the Winners (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1998 Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River (documentary)
Himself
 
1995-1997 Howard Stern (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 July 1997 (1997) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 October 1995 (1995) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 October 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1996 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself - Movie Critic
– Summer Movie Reviews (1996) … Himself - Movie Critic
 
1995 ABC News Nightline (TV series)
Himself
– A Man Called Sinatra (1995) … Himself
 
1995 The Critic (TV series)
Himself
– Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice (1995) … Himself (voice)
 
1995 The Siskel & Ebert Interviews (TV movie)
Himself - Interviewer
 
1994 The 10th TV Academy Hall of Fame (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The 31th Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991-1993 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 March 1993 (1993) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 March 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1992 Diamonds on the Silver Screen (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1982-1992 Late Night with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 February 1992 (1992) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 July 1991 (1991) … Himself (uncredited)
– Episode dated 5 October 1990 (1990) … Himself
– Episode #1.17 (1982) … Himself
 
1991 Siskel & Ebert: Actors on Acting (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1991 The Howard Stern Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 March 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Siskel & Ebert: The Future of the Movies (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1989 The Siskel & Ebert 500th Anniversary Special (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1986 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 December 1986 (1986) … Himself
 
1982-1986 At the Movies (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Power/Down and Out in Beverly Hills/Hannah and Her Sisters/The Best of Times (1986) … Himself - Host
– Better Off Dead/The Journey of Natty Gann/Commando (1985) … Himself - Host
– D.A.R.Y.L./Cocoon/Return to Oz (1985) … Himself - Host
– Fletch/A View to a Kill/Perfect/Goodbye, New York (1985) … Himself - Host
– Heartbreakers/The Hit/Alamo Bay/A Private Function (1985) … Himself - Host
See all 34 episodes »
 
1982-1985 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself
– SNL Film Festival (1985) … Himself (uncredited)
– Brandon Tartikoff/John Cougar Mellencamp (1983) … Himself (uncredited)
– Chevy Chase/Queen (1982) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1975-1983 Sneak Previews (TV series)
Himself - Host
– The Rescuers (1983) … Himself - Host
– Blade Runner/Chan Is Missing/Eight Minutes to Midnight/Diner (1982) … Himself - Host
– The Secret of NIMH/The Devil's Playground/Gregory's Girl/TRON (1982) … Himself - Host
– Reds, My Dinner with Andre, Rolleover, Quartet (1981) … Himself - Host
– The Four Seasons/This Is Elvis (1981) … Himself - Host
See all 15 episodes »
 
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2011 Ebert Presents: At the Movies (TV series)
 
1999-2010 Siskel & Ebert (TV series)
 
2010 The People vs. George Lucas (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
 
2009 Don't You Forget About Me (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Tupac: Resurrection (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Mysteries of Love (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
1998 Junket Whore (documentary)
Himself - Critic
 

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Saturday Night Live: Season 8: Episode 1 -- An historical event, the first live review of a television show still in progress; Siskel and Ebert review the last few sketches.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Siskel and Ebert appeared in several "Saturday Night Live" on NBC on several occassions. Near the middle of the program, they would review the comedy of the previous half of the show. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Siskel

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I'm in a hurry to get well, because I don't want Roger to get more screen time than I. See more »

Trivia:

Interred at Westlawn Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, USA. See more »

Trademark:

Always ended interviews with the question, "What do you know for sure?" See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius