Richard Crouse

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Richard Crouse
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Crouse in 2019
Born (1963-05-26) May 26, 1963 (age 60)
Nationality Canadian
Occupation(s)film critic, radio and television broadcaster, author
Known for Reel to Real , The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen, Pop Life.

Richard Crouse (born May 26, 1963) is a Canadian film critic for CTV News Channel and CP24. [1]

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Life and career

He was the film critic for Canada AM from 2005 until the show's cancellation in 2016. He hosted In Short on Bravo, was the host of Reel to Real from 1998 to 2008, [2] and was a regular pundit for Star TV's Best! Movies! Ever! and the host of The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen on Rogers Television. [3]

In September 2017 his late night talk show Pop Life began airing on CTV, CTV News Channel and Bravo. [4]

Books

He is also the author of several books on film and pop culture history including Big Bang, Baby, [5] The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen, [6] Son of the 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen [7] and Rock and Roll Toronto: From Alanis to Zeppelin. [8]

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References

  1. "Richard Crouse is Enjoying the Pop Life". TV, eh?. October 19, 2018.
  2. "Rogers cancels Reel to Real". Playback , July 10, 2008.
  3. James Adams, "The rise of the trivia pursuer". The Globe and Mail , October 4, 2003.
  4. "Pop culture hits from 80s and 90s back on the big screen". Londoner, February 1, 2018.
  5. Alan Elliott, "For a million dollars, the answer is...". New Glasgow Evening News, June 24, 2000.
  6. Pamela Klaffke, "Great reads for teens, shoppers, strangers". Calgary Herald , December 20, 2003.
  7. Warren Clements, "Dancing and singing through tough times". The Globe and Mail , November 28, 2008.
  8. Greg Burliuk, "Rock goes down easy". Kingston Whig-Standard , June 28, 1997.