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.

Gene Shalit
Shalit on Today, 1973
Born (1926-03-25) March 25, 1926
New York City, U.S.
EducationMorristown High School
Alma materUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • film critic
  • literary critic
  • television personality
  • author
  • press agent
Years activec. 1960–2010
TelevisionToday
Spouse
Nancy Lewis
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(m. 1950; died 1978)​
Children6, including Willa
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