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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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1947-09-21

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Quotes

“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.”
“One of the most succinct commentaries I've come across for encouraging plain talk came from an executive who told his staff, "Don't utilize utilize. Use use." I try to avoid pompous language. Some people use it as an oral status symbol to impress others. Others use it because they've simply forgotten how to talk in simple, clear, everyday terms. You will be far better off, because you'll be better received and better understood, if you avoid "trendy talk."”
“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.”
“What you want in an interview is four things: You want someone who can explain what they do very well, who can have a sense of humor and hopefully is self-deprecating, who has a bit of a chip on their shoulder, and passion. If you have passion, a chip on the shoulder, a sense of humor, and you can explain what you do very well, it doesn't matter if you're a plumber or a singer or a politician. If you have those four things, you are interesting.”
“I'll tell you the truth, I've had bad days and good days in my life, but I've never had a day when I didn't enjoy that red light going on. Whether on the radio, or on television, there's still a little bump every time it goes on. And if you can spend a life, if you can get paid well for doing something you absolutely love, well you can't beat that.”

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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
social media followers: 2331293
date of death: 2021-01-23
end of work period: 2021-00-00
birth name: Lawrence Harvey Zeiger
pseudonym: Larry King

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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.