Gene Shalit
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
SpongeBob SquarePants
Masterpiece Mystery
The Critic
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Tootsie
Cribb
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
All Movies (8)
- Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend2022 · as Self (archive footage)
- Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age2021 · as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
- Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis2020 · as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
- Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants2009 · as Self
- An Amazin' Era1986 · as Self
- Let's Go Mets1986 · as Self
- Tootsie1982 · as Self (uncredited)
- Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)1973 · as Self
All TV Shows (5)
- Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields2023 · as Self (archive footage)
- SpongeBob SquarePants1999 · as Gene Scallop (voice)
- The Critic1994 · as Gene Shalit (voice)
- Cribb1980 · as Self – Host
- Masterpiece Mystery1980 · as Self