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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-03-25 (99 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Gene Shalit

Biography:

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.

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Known For

Acting

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man as Self (archive footage)

2023

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields as Self (archive footage)

2022

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend as Self (archive footage)

2021

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Val as Self (archive footage)

2020

Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

2009

1994

The Critic as Gene Shalit (voice)

1986

1982

Tootsie as Self (uncredited)

1980

1977

1973