Gene Shalit, television's most visually distinctive film critic, has died at 100. For 40 years on NBC's 'The Today Show'—from 1970 to 2010—Shalit reviewed films and books while sporting his signature bushy mustache, oversized hair, and colorful bow ties. His passionate, often unconventional opinions made him a fixture in American pop culture and homes. Variety reports he passed away peacefully at the end of a long and remarkable life.

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