Michael phillips chicago tribune biography

Michael Phillips (born 1961) is an American movie critic, journalist, and historian who works as a critic for the Chicago Tribune. His influences include Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel.

Phillips was born in 1961 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.^[1] He was raised in Racine, Wisconsin. He studied at the University of Minnesota. He now lives in Chicago, Illinois.

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Michael Phillips is the film critic of the Chicago Tribune, and was co-host of the long-running nationally syndicated TV show “At the Movies” in its sista season, after filling in for Roger Ebert off and on since 2006. He covers movies for CLTV and can be heard most Fridays on WGN-AM. He has guest hosted the popular filmspotting.net podcast (broadcast on WBEZ-FM) and has guested on everything from “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” “Entourage,” “The View,” “Charlie Rose,” BBC radio, MSNBC and Chicago’s own ABC-7.

In his former life as a theater critic he wrote for the Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, the San Diego Union-Tribune, the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Dallas Times-Herald. He has chaired the Pulitzer Prize drama jury and is a three-time Pulitzer drama juror. Born in Kenosha, Wisc., raised in Racine, Wisc., Phillips is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and lives on Chicago’s northwest side with h

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Michael Phillips (critic)

American film critic

Michael Phillips
Born	(1961-03-11) March 11, 1961 (age 63) Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation	Film critic
Years active	1983–present
Spouses	Ann Jarmusch ​ (divorced)​ [1] Andrea Lenaburg ​ (divorced)​ [1] Heidi Stevens ​ ​ (m. 2013; div. 2023)​ [2]
Children	1[2]

Michael Phillips (born March 11, 1961)^[3] is an American film critic for the Chicago Tribunenewspaper.

Early life

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Phillips was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and spent most of his early years in Racine.

Career

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Prior to being film critic for the Chicago Tribune, Phillips was the drama critic of the Tribune; the Los Angeles Times; the St. Paul Pioneer Press; The San Diego Union-Tribune; and the Dallas Times Herald.^{[citation needed}