Acting
Gene Shalit
Also Known As: Eugene Shalit
Birth Date
March 25, 1926
Death Date
June 12, 2026
(passed away at 100)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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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.
Photos
Masterpiece Mystery
Self
1980 • 15 episodes
SpongeBob SquarePants
Gene Scallop (voice)
1999 • 1 episode
The Critic
Gene Shalit (voice)
1994 • 3 episodes
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage)
2023 • 1 episode
Cribb
Self – Host
1980 • 1 episode
Tootsie
Self (uncredited)
1982
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
2022
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2021
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Self
2009
Let's Go Mets
Self
1986
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
Self
1973
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2020
An Amazin' Era
Self
1986