Gene Shalit
Acting
Born: 1926-03-25 in New York City, New York, USA
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
Masterpiece Mystery
Self
SpongeBob SquarePants
Gene Scallop (voice)
The Critic
Gene Shalit (voice)
Tootsie
Self (uncredited)
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage)
Cribb
Self – Host
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Self
Let's Go Mets
Self
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
An Amazin' Era
Self