# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gene-shalit
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:11:12.727Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gene-shalit"
name: "Gene Shalit"
slug: "gene-shalit"
description: "Eugene Shalit was an American journalist, television personality, film and book critic, and author. After starting to work part-time on NBC's The Today Show in 1970, he appeared regularly there from January 15, 1973, until retiring on November 11, 2010. He was known for his frequent use of puns and his distinctive appearance, with a long mustache and Afro-styled hair."
tagline: "American film critic (1926–2026)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Geneshalit.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1926-03-25"
deathDate: "2026-06-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           64.5
  momentum:             10
  historical:           23.51626533333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: 180
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0787754/"
    handle:    "nm0787754"
sources:
  - url: "https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Shalit"
    title: "Gene Shalit"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AA"
    title: "جين شاليت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Shalit"
    title: "Gene Shalit"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Shalit"
    title: "Gene Shalit"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Shalit"
    title: "Gene Shalit"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Shalit"
    title: "Gene Shalit"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Shalit"
    title: "Gene Shalit"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Shalit"
    title: "Gene Shalit"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Shalit"
    title: "Gene Shalit"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BD"
    title: "Шалит, Джин"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Shalit"
    title: "Gene Shalit"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92'%D7%99%D7%9F_%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%98"
    title: "ג'ין שליט"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130088"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2692655"
    title: "Gene Shalit"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump