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Gene Shalit

Gene Shalit

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Shalit, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022 • 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)
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
2020 • Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009 • Self
An Amazin' Era
An Amazin' Era
1986 • Self
Let's Go Mets
Let's Go Mets
1986 • Self
Tootsie
Tootsie
1982 • Self (uncredited)
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
1973 • Self

Full filmography

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022 • Self (archive footage)
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Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021 • Self - TV Host (archive footage)
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Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
2020 • Self - TV Host (archive footage)
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Tootsie
Tootsie
1982 • Self (uncredited)
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Gene Shalit – Biography, Known For & Filmography