Joel Siegel 63 Died yesterday: ABC Movie Critic will be missed

Long time and well known ABC News film critic Joel Siegel died yesterday at the age of 63, the cause colon cancer and according to announcement by ABC he battled with this cancer for years. Joel Siegel leaves wife and his young son Dylan. Our love and thoughts are with Joel Siegel’s family and friends.

In the early 80’s Mr. Siegel lost his wife who was then 31 to brain cancer, after this saddening news Joel and his friend actor Gene Wilder founded Gilda’s Club which is named after comedienne Gilda Radner (Gene Wilder’s wife) who also died about the same time of ovarian cancer.

Joel Siegel reviewed “The Pursuit of Happyness” starring Will Smith and said that the film gets a C for spelling and a big A for acting, he also said that it could possibly get an Oscar for Will Smith.

We would like to say Rest in Peace Joel Siegel – July 7, 1943 – June 30th 2007