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Gene Shalit

Gene Shalit

ActingBorn: March 25, 1926in New York City, New York, USADied: June 12, 2026

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.

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

2023Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

2022Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

2021Documentary

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis

Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis

2020Documentary

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

2009Documentary

as Self

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants

as Gene Scallop (voice)

The Critic

The Critic

as Gene Shalit (voice)

An Amazin' Era

An Amazin' Era

1986Documentary

as Self

Let's Go Mets

Let's Go Mets

1986Documentary

as Self

Tootsie

Tootsie

as Self (uncredited)

Cribb

Cribb

as Self – Host

Masterpiece Mystery

Masterpiece Mystery

as Self

Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)

1973Documentary

as Self