Person

Gene Shalit

Acting · 1926–2026 · 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 contributors on Wikipedia.

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  Masterpiece Mystery

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  SpongeBob SquarePants

  Gene Scallop (voice)

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  The Critic

  Gene Shalit (voice)

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  Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

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  Tootsie

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  Cribb

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  Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

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  Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

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  Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

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  Let's Go Mets

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• 2023Pretty Baby: Brooke ShieldsSelf (archive footage)
• 2022Clint Eastwood: The Last LegendSelf (archive footage)
• 2021Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden AgeSelf - TV Host (archive footage)
• 2020Meryl Streep: Mystery and MetamorphosisSelf - TV Host (archive footage)
• 2009Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePantsSelf
• 1999SpongeBob SquarePantsGene Scallop (voice)
• 1994The CriticGene Shalit (voice)
• 1986An Amazin' EraSelf
• 1986Let's Go MetsSelf
• 1982TootsieSelf (uncredited)
• 1980CribbSelf – Host
• 1980Masterpiece MysterySelf
• 1973Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)Self