Gene Shalit

Born: 1926-03-25

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.


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Tootsie

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Released: 1982-12-17

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

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Jim Henson Idea Man

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Released: 2024-05-18

Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us...

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Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

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Released: 2021-05-07

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

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Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

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Released: 2022-11-13

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

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Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

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Released: 2009-07-14

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

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Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis

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Released: 2020-08-16

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

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Sesame Street at Night?

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Released: 1977-03-01

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

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Masterpiece Mystery

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First aired: 1980-02-05

Mystery! is an episodic television series that debuted in 1980 in the USA. It airs on PBS and is...

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The Critic

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First aired: 1994-01-26

The Critic is an American prime time animated series created by writing partners Al Jean and...

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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

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First aired: 2023-04-03

Actor, model, and global superstar Brooke Shields’ journey from a sexualized young girl to a...

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