Gene Shalit

Gene Shalit

Birthday: 1926-03-25

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

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

Movies

Tootsie
Tootsie

When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy Micha...

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Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

Commemorates the 10th anniversary of the SpongeBob SquarePants. The documentary chronicles the belov...

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Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

The portrait of the last cowboy Hollywood legend dives into the 65 years of an extraordinary career ...

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

A 1964-1973 Retrospective for homecoming POWs....

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Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis

Meryl Streep is one of the most versatile and successful actresses of all time and is still consider...

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

Hawaii, May 1977. After the success of Star Wars, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg meet to find a n...

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Sesame Street at Night?
Sesame Street at Night?

Shalit is to host an adult 'look' at Sesame Street in a Festival '77 special for PBS. The 30-minute ...

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An Amazin' Era
An Amazin' Era

From Casey Stengel to Dwight Gooden, An Amazin' Era captures all the magic and mystique surrounding ...

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Let's Go Mets
Let's Go Mets

Documentary cameras go behind-the-scenes for the making of the "Let's Go Mets" music video....

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