Gene Shalit
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.
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Known For
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Masterpiece Mystery
Tootsie
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
The Critic
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Sesame Street at Night?
Acting History
2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields as Self (archive footage)
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
1994The Critic as Gene Shalit (voice)
1986An Amazin' Era as Self
1986Let's Go Mets as Self
1982Tootsie as Self (uncredited)
1980Masterpiece Mystery as Self
1977Sesame Street at Night? as Self
1973Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective) as Self