Roger Ebert
publication date: Monday, September 20, 1999 (part of Round VI)
category: 
Opinion
clue: The fat guy, now thumbing without the bald guy.
explanation: Though he considered himself a newspaper man first, film critic Ebert was most famous for his television show with Gene Siskel, Siskel & Ebert. Ebert was often called "the fat guy" and Siskel "the bald guy," but when Siskel died, Ebert continued to do the show without him. The show's most famous trademark was its rating system: Each film got a "thumb up" or "thumb down" from each critic. more…
solved by: Matthew Preston and Kelly Hardie
trivia: This goo appeared shortly after Gene Siskel's death.
Similar Goos
Thomas Paine
his propaganda gave England a migraine Go »
Grover Norquist
He likes tax reform, in the sense of no net increases in taxes ever again, and he's gotten most Republicans to pledge their support. Go »
Malcolm Gladwell
He's half-Jamaican, half-British, all-Canadian, and a New Yorker by trade. Go »
B.B. King
Too bad Lucille's got the blues. Who's the king? Go »
Ryan Schreiber
His publishing success is due to his three-pronged approach to independent music. Go »
