Gene Shalit
Actor
- Born
- March 25, 1926 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- June 12, 2026 (age 100)
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.
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Known for
Tootsie
December 17, 1982
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
May 7, 2021
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
November 13, 2022
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
August 16, 2020
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
July 14, 2009
An Amazin' Era
July 1, 1986
Let's Go Mets
January 1, 1986
Acting8
- 2022Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2021Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
- 2020Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
- 2009Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self
- 1986An Amazin' Era as Self
- 1986Let's Go Mets as Self
- 1982Tootsie as Self (uncredited)
- 1973Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective) as Self