- Was a joke writer for U.S. politician Robert F. Kennedy. Was the director of the voter registration drive for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Macon, Georgia in 1965.
- Early on he worked with Terry Gilliam, in his pre-Monty Python days. Together they published a book, "The Cocktail People" (Siegel did the writing, and Gilliam the illustrations. Then when Siegel got a job at an advertising company, he took Gilliam with him, who lasted there 11 months.
- Graduated from UCLA and has worked as a radio newscaster, Los Angeles Times book reviewer, freelance writer for publications, and entertainment critic.
- Second cousin of Stanford Tischler and Victory Tischler-Blue.
- Moved to New York City in 1972 and joined WCBS as a reporter. Worked on WCBS News Radio doing movie reviews and segments on the history of New York City.
- Joined WABC in 1976 as a film critic.
- Became entertainment editor at Good Morning America (1975) in 1981.
- His final top ten list for movies had been in 2006 where he chose the following movies: 1.) Borat, 2.) Charlotte's Web, 3.) Dreamgirls, 4.) The Departed, 5.) Little Miss Sunshine, 6.) Letters From Iwo Jima, 7.) Pan's Labyrinth, 8.) United 93, 9.) Volver and 10.) The Queen. Even though he didn't declare which film was the best picture of the year, he considered Letters from Iwo Jima to be a perfect film.
- Served as a guest critic on Siskel & Ebert (1986) following the death of Gene Siskel.
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