He reviewed books and films on the morning program for four decades: ''The Silence of the Lambs' may be all wool, and a yard wide, but it makes a terrific yarn.'
show known for his oversized mustache, out-of-control mop of black hair and lively use of puns in his movie reviews, died Friday. He was 100.
, a mainstay on the NBC morning show for four decades until his retirement in November 2010, “passed away peacefully today after 100 years of an amazing life,” his family said in a statement toproved to be a spirited counterbalance to the heavier news of the day, entertaining audiences with celebrity interviews and insights intoa compelling acted, totally absurd, unbelievable, thoroughly entertaining movie. ” His take of the eventual 1992 Oscar best picture winner got the full pun treatment —had a reputation as an engaging interviewer.
He knew how to put celebrities at ease. When Richard Burton came on,to tears of laughter with her tale of a London dinner party with Lady Astor and Sir Benjamin Harrison by imitating the latter, to name just a few, were among those who sat with him. He interviewed Drew Barrymore and Christian Bale when they were kids.larger-than-life personality and disheveled look that made him a star in his own right. It also opened him up to imitation.
Eugene Levy’syou. I only want your Tango & Cash. So, just Pay It Forward and we’ll all be Happy Gilmore. ”was born in New York City on March 25, 1926.
Six years later, he and his family moved to Morristown, New Jersey, where his father bought a drugstore. He began his journalistic ways in his grammar school, creating its first newspaper,. To prove he was a serious newsman, he wore a fedora. When he got to Morristown High School, he wrote the school paper’s humor column, “The Broadcaster.
”headed to the University of Illinois and took a leisurely six years to earn his degree. Perhaps that was because he spent so much time atmagazine hired him for a “Sports Talk” column. And he was contributing movie reviews to the local news programs forbroadcast “Man About Anything,” a daily segment for NBC’s coast-to-coast radio network featuring essays he had penned. He served as a panelist oncharacter, as a “sexual predator.
” That angered the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, which said the “baseless branding of Jack as a ‘sexual predator’ merely because he is romantically interested in someone of the same sex is defamatory, ignorant and irresponsible. ” The organization accusedLaughing Matter — A Treasury of American HumorThe Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2026 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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