Film critic Gene Shalit is seen during a toast with Today show cast and crew at the end of Katie Couric’s final show on May 31, 2006, in New York. Richard Drew/AP
Richard Drew/AP
NEW YORK — Gene Shalit, a movie critic and arts reporter for the “Today” show over four decades who was known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and affection for groan-inducing puns, has died. He was 100.
Shalit’s family announced
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