Gene Shalit, ‘TODAY’ show movie critic, dies at 100

Gene Shalit, film critic bristling with hair and puns, dies at 100 | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Gene Shalit, the Muppet look-alike who reviewed movies and other cultural arts with a whimsical bent and a shtick for puns as the resident wit on NBC’s “Today” show for four decades, one of the longest tenures on an American television program, died Friday at 100.

Movie critic who became a morning television icon has died at 100

NEW YORK CITY, New York — Gene Shalit, the longtime “Today” show film critic whose oversized mustache, unruly hair and pun-filled reviews made him one of television’s most recognizable entertainment journalists, has died. He was 100.

Legendary film critic Gene Shalit dies at the age of 100

Gene Shalit, who served as film critic for NBC's "Today" show for four decades until 2010, has died at the age of 100.

Gene Shalit, former ‘Today’ show movie critic, dies at 100

NBC News' Gene Shalit in 1980 -- Photo by: Fred Hermansky/NBC/NBC NewsWire Gene Shalit, the longtime movie and arts critic for the "Today" show who was known for his puffy hair and handlebar mustache, has died. He was 100.Shalit, who was a part of NBC News’ morning show for more than 40 years, died on Friday, his family said. In a statement about his death to the network, his family wrote that he "passed away peacefully today after 100 years of …

Mustachioed movie critic Gene Shalit dies at age 100, NBC News reports

Pun-spouting movie critic Gene Shalit, a fixture on NBC's "Today" show for 40 years in his bow ties and extravagantly bushy hair and mustache, died on Friday at the age of 100, NBC News reported, citing a family statement shared…

Gene Shalit, beloved ‘Today’ film critic, dies at 100

Gene Shalit, the celebrated film critic and longtime fixture of NBC’s Today show, has died at the age of 100, ending a career that helped shape television film criticism for four decades.