{"id":1150,"date":"2026-06-13T09:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T09:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1150"},"modified":"2026-06-13T09:06:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T09:06:42","slug":"gene-shalit-today-show-movie-critic-dies-at-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1150","title":{"rendered":"Gene Shalit, \u2018TODAY\u2019 show movie critic, dies at 100"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Gene Shalit, the longtime film critic for NBC\u2019s \u201cTODAY\u201d show whose walrus mustache and exuberant wordplay made him one of television\u2019s most recognizable reviewers, died Friday, his family said. He was a fixture on the program for four decades.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1148\">Ryan Reynolds and Mike Myers among the stars at Canada\u2019s first home World Cup match<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shalit \u201cpassed away peacefully today after 100 years of an amazing life,\u201d his family told NBC News in a statement. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Shalit started as a part-time \u201cTODAY\u201d show contributor in 1970 before moving to a full-time role three years later. He earned national fame as the program\u2019s go-to movie analyst, offering his take on summer blockbusters, awards contenders and other big-screen projects until his retirement in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1146\">Judge orders Trump officials to re-install signs and exhibits at national parks on topics like slavery and climate change<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe \u2018TODAY\u2019 show was an extraordinary era for him,\u201d his family said in its statement.<\/p>\n<p>He stood out from the broadcast television crowd with his colorful bowties and puffy hair. He often studded his reviews in the \u201cTODAY\u201d show \u201cCritics Corner\u201d with puns and other cheeky turns of phrase, endearing him to millions of viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1144\">Meet the regular people making money off the SpaceX IPO \u2014 from a few bucks to a few million<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gene Shalit, a film critic for NBC\u2019s \u201cTODAY\u201d show for four decades who was instantly recognizable for his walrus mustache, has died.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop-culture-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gene Shalit, \u2018TODAY\u2019 show movie critic, dies at 100 - 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