Gene Shalit
Gene Shalit
Person

Gene Shalit

Actor 1926-03-25 New York City, New York, USA

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 c...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
Data from TMDB
SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants

1999 · Gene Scallop (voice)

Tootsie

Tootsie

1982 · Self (uncredited)

The Critic

The Critic

1994 · Gene Shalit (voice)

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

2023 · Self (archive footage)

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

2021 · Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

2022 · Self (archive footage)

Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis

Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis

2020 · Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Cribb

Cribb

1980 · Self – Host

Masterpiece Mystery

Masterpiece Mystery

1980 · Self

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

2009 · Self

Let's Go Mets

Let's Go Mets

1986 · Self

An Amazin' Era

An Amazin' Era

1986 · Self

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

1973 · Self