Clay Smith, who spent many years as a senior producer at Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight, died Friday night after a long battle with cancer, according to a friend.Smith began his career as a music supervisor in the 1970s.
He joined Entertainment Tonight in 1983, segueing after 14 years to Access Hollywood in 1997 as a supervising producer in charge of music coverage, among other duties.
He became the show’s movie critic in 2002, and was the featured reviewer on its “Critic’s Picks” segment.He appeared on KNBC and other NBC owned & operated stations across the country, and on MSNBC as a critic.In 2005, he returned to Entertainment Tonight as a senior supervising producer, where he continued his on-air movie reviews for ET’s
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