Gene Shalit
Known for
Acting
Born
March 25, 1926
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Died
June 12, 2026 (aged 100)
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.
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Best known work
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
Tootsie
1982
The Critic
1994
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
2020
Cribb
1980
Masterpiece Mystery
1980
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009Filmography
2023
2022
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legendas Self (archive footage)
2021
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Ageas Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2020
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosisas Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2009
1999
1994
1986
An Amazin' Eraas Self
1986
Let's Go Metsas Self
1982
Tootsieas Self (uncredited)
1980
1980
1973