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Home/People/Gene Shalit
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Born
Mar 25, 1926
Age 99
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

9
Movies
3
TV Shows
Also Known As
Eugene Shalit
IMDb Profile

Gene Shalit

Acting

Biography
Eugene Shalit (born March 25, 1926) is 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. He is known for his frequent use of puns, his oversized handlebar moustache and fuzzy hair, and for wearing colorful bow ties. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Shalit, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend poster

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

as Self (archive footage)
2022
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age poster

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2021
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis poster

Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2020
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants poster

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

as Self
2009
An Amazin' Era poster

An Amazin' Era

as Self
1986
Let's Go Mets poster

Let's Go Mets

as Self
1986
Tootsie poster

Tootsie

as Self (uncredited)
1982
Sesame Street at Night? poster

Sesame Street at Night?

as Self
1977
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective) poster

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

as Self
1973