Gene Shalit is a father of Six Children
Media Personality Gene Shalit is best known for being a regular face on “The Today Show” between 1973 and 2010. He is characterized for his frequent use of puns, his oversized handlebar moustache and fuzzy hair, and for wearing colorful bowties. Aside from being an author, Film, and book critic, Gene is also a father. He is the father of six children with his wife Nancy Shalit.
Gene Shalit’s children are Willa Shalit, Peter Shalit, Emily Shalit, Nevin Shalit, Andrew Shalit, and Amanda Shalit. Though he lost the mother of his children Nancy and one of his daughters, the rest of his children are out there living their best lives. Who are Shalit’s children?
Gene Shalit’s Son Peter Shalit is a Physician
Peter Shalit is the first child of Gene and his wife Nancy. Born on Feb 15, 1954, he is 69 years old as of 2023. Peter Shalit is a physician and author who lives in Seattle. After he earned his medical practitioner license, Peter who is gay opened a private clinic where he primarily serves gay patients, half of whom are battling HIV/AIDS per University of Wasington Magazine.
“I think there are a number of gay people who are more comfortable going to a place where they don’t have that barrier of feeling like they’re different.“- He said when asked about why he thinks the gay community needs specialized care in an interview with UW magazine. Peter is also the author of Living Well: The Gay Man’s Essential Health Guide.
Gene Shalit’s son came to his defense when he got into trouble with the Gay community. He was criticized by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) for his review of the film Brokeback Mountain in which he referred to Jake Gyllenhaal’s character as a “sexual predator”
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Coming to his father’s defense in a letter to GLAAD, Peter Shalit pointed out that his father was not homophobic and that it was precisely that feature of him that made him analyze and review the film “as he saw it.” “It is precisely because my dad is not homophobic that he felt free to criticize the movie as he saw it,” wrote Peter.
