Gene Shalit
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 25, 1926
- Died
- June 12, 2026 (aged 100)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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
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Filmography
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Movie · as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
Movie · as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Movie · as Self
SpongeBob SquarePants
TV · as Gene Scallop (voice) · 1 ep
The Critic
TV · as Gene Shalit (voice) · 3 eps
An Amazin' Era
Movie · as Self
Let's Go Mets
Movie · as Self
Tootsie
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Masterpiece Mystery
TV · as Self · 15 eps
Cribb
TV · as Self – Host · 1 ep
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
Movie · as Self