Gene Shalit
- Acting
- March 25, 1926 · New York City, New York, USA
- June 12, 2026
Biography
Eugene Shalit (March 25, 1926 — June 12, 2026) was an American retired journalist, television personality, film and book critic, and author. After starting to work part-time on NBC's The Today Show in 1970, he filled those roles from January 15, 1973, until retiring on November 11, 2010. Shalit was known for his frequent use of puns, his oversized handlebar moustache and fuzzy hair, and for wearing colourful bow ties. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Shalit, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields · Self
- Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend · Self
- Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age · Self
- Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis · Self
- Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants · Self
- SpongeBob SquarePants · Gene Scallop (Voice)
- The Critic · Gene Shalit (Voice)
- An Amazin' Era · Self
- Let's Go Mets · Self
- Tootsie · Self
- Cribb · Self
- Masterpiece Mystery · Self
- Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective) · Self