Larry King

Also known as Lawrence Zeiger

American television and radio host (1933–2021)

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Larry King was an American television and radio host who became one of the most recognizable figures in broadcast media during his long career from the mid-20th century until his death in 2021. He is primarily remembered for hosting "Larry King Live," a highly influential talk show that ran for decades and featured interviews with countless celebrities, politicians, and newsmakers.

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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Larry King (born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger; November 19, 1933 – January 23, 2021) was an American television host, radio host, and paid spokesman, whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys, an Emmy award, and 10 Cable ACE Awards. King began as a local Florida journalist and radio interviewer in the 1950s and 1960s, and gained prominence beginning in 1978 as host of The Larry…

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Naked Ambition — Self2025
John Candy: I Like Me — Self - Host, Larry King Live (archive footage)2025
The People vs. Michael Jackson — Self2025
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story — Self (archive footage)2024
Bad Hostage — Self (archive footage)2024
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields — Self (archive footage)2023
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life — Self (archive footage)2022
The Real Hunt for Red October — Self (Archive Footage)2021
Dying to be Frozen — Self2020
My Darling Vivian — Self (archive footage)2020

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Instance of: human
Family name: King
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Brooklyn
Place of death: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: Judaism
Award: Peabody Awards
Image: Larry King by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Residence: Beverly Hills

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Commons category: Larry King
Commons gallery: Larry King
net worth: 144000000
date of birth: 1933-11-19
name in native language: Larry King
start of work period: 1957-00-00
medical condition: type 2 diabetes
social media followers: 2331293
date of death: 2021-01-23
end of work period: 2021-00-00
birth name: Lawrence Harvey Zeiger
cause of death: sepsis
manner of death: natural causes
pseudonym: Larry King
writing language: English language
ethnic group: Jewish people
place of burial: Hillside Memorial Park

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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 aired 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 City, 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.

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