Larry King

American television and radio host

Photo by: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born:November 19, 1933

Died:January 23, 2021

Age at death:87

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Sepsis

Zodiac Sign:Scorpio

Born in:Brooklyn, United States

Residence:Beverly Hills, United States

Buried in:United States

Languages:English

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Larry King

American television and radio host

Biography

Larry King (born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger; November 19, 1933 – January 23, 2021) was an American TV and radio host, author and spokesman. He was a WMBM radio interviewer in the Miami area in the 1950s and 1960s. Beginning in 1978, King gained national prominence as host of The Larry King Show, an all-night nationwide call-in radio program heard over the Mutual Broadcasting System. From 1985 to 2010, he hosted the nightly interview television program Larry King Live on CNN. King hosted Larry King Now from 2012 to 2020, which ran on Hulu, Ora TV, and RT America. He hosted Politicking with Larry King, a weekly political talk show, on the same three channels from 2013 to 2020. King conducted over 50,000 interviews on radio and television. King was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish parents who immigrated to the United States from what is now Belarus in the 1920s. He studied at Lafayette High School, a public high school in Brooklyn. During his career, King also appeared in television series and films, usually playing himself. He remained active until his death in 2021. His awards and nominations include two Peabodys, an Emmy, and ten Cable ACE Awards. King was also awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 32nd Annual News and Documentary Emmys.

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Quotes

“The less I know, the better I feel about a person or book.”

— On why he did not read a book before interviewing its author.; The Radio 'King': From Midnight to Dawn, Toledo Blade, Jan. 4, 1981.

“You cannot talk to people successfully if they think you are not interested in what they have to say or you have no respect for them.”

— Ch. 1: Talk 101, p. 28

“I've never been drunk in my life. I've been high, but I've never been drunk. I think it's a fear of loss of control, but I never liked the taste of liquor.”

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Photos

Larry King at Celebrity Fight Night XXIII in Phoenix, Arizona.

Larry King on the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night XXIII at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.

"Wasting your vote is voting for someone you don't believe in." - Gary Johnson Chicago saw an historical third party debate on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 at the Hilton Chicago, held by Free and Equal Elections (freeandequal.org). Larry King of CNN fame moderated an open debate, which all 6 candidates were invited to. Four attended: Jill Stein (Green Party), Rocky Anderson (Justice Party), Virgil Goode (Constitution Party), and Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party). Watch the whole video on CSPAN: www.c-span.org/Events/Third-Party-Presidential-Debate/107... For a fair and balanced news report about the debate, check out the following articles: www.wtvm.com/story/19899099/third-party-debate-offers-ide... takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/the-third-party-d... www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-third-party-debate-fr...

Larry King on the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night XXIII at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.