Gene Shalit

Gene Shalit

Actor

New York City, New York, USA
March 25, 1926

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.

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Representative Works

Tootsie
Tootsie
7.2
/ English
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
10.0
/ English
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
7.8
/ French
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
7.2
/ French
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
6.5
/ French
Let's Go Mets
Let's Go Mets
No Rating Yet
/ English
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
No Rating Yet
/ English
An Amazin' Era
An Amazin' Era
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/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Tootsie
1982Nominee

Best Performance

Tootsie

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009Winner

Best Performance

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021Winner

Best Performance

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

Career Highlights

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022Highlight

Best Performance

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
2020Highlight

Best Performance

Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis

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