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Larry King Bio
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Larry KingBroadcaster Larry King was born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger on November 19, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Lafayette High School, Larry worked as a mail clerk. When he was twenty-two, Larry decided to leave Brooklyn and head for Miami to pursue a career in radio.
Larry’s first job in the media was working for WAHR, a small radio station in Miami Beach. His responsibilities included cleaning and miscellaneous tasks. Eventually one of the announcers quit, making way for Larry to step up to the plate and try his hand on-air. On May 1, 1957, Larry made his first on-air appearance as a disc jockey, newscaster, and sportscaster. At the suggestion of his manager, he changed his name to Larry King.
After WAHR, Larry began a stint as an interviewer with the station WIOD at Pumpernik's restaurant in Miami Beach, where he would interview random people that walked into the restaurant. Within his first week, Larry landed a celebrity interview when singer Bobby Darin walked into Pumpernik’s.
During the early 70s, Larry encountered legal troubles that would keep him off the air for three years. On December 20, 1971, he was arrested and charged with grand larceny in relation to his dealings with Louis Wolfson. The larceny charge was dropped as the statute of limitations had run out; however Larry did plead "no contest" to the charge of passing bad checks.
Larry’s next job in the media was as the color commentator for broadcasts of the Shreveport Steamers of the World Football League, before eventually being hired back on to WIOD in Miami.
In 1978 Larry got a nightly talk show slot on the Mutual Radio Network, which was broadcast nationally. The show was broadcast Monday through Friday from 12:00 a.m. to 5:30 a.m., and divided its time between Larry interviewing guests and taking calls from listeners.
In June 1985, Larry started the show for which he is now most famous, Larry King Live, on CNN. According to the network, he has interviewed over 40,000 people. When Larry is absent from his show, his stand-ins include Ryan Seacrest, Nancy Grace, or sportscaster Bob Costas, who was named regular substitute anchor for the show in 2005.
In 1987 Larry suffered a heart attack, followed by quintuple-bypass surgery. At that time, he had smoked three packs of cigarettes a day, keeping one lit during interviews so he could smoke immediately during the break.
Larry has authored two books – Mr. King, You're Having a Heart Attack: How a heart attack and bypass surgery changed my life, published in 1989; and Taking on Heart Disease: Famous Personalities Recall How They Triumphed Over the Nation's #1 Killer and How You Can, Too, published in 2004, which chronicles celebrities’ experiences with cardiovascular disease. Passionate about the issue of cardiovascular disease, Larry has also founded the Larry King Cardiac Foundation and given $1 million to George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs, funding scholarships to underprivileged students.
On September 3, 2005, Larry aired "How You Can Help," a special informing viewers how they could assist in global relief efforts to the Gulf Coast following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
Larry has been married to six women and has seven children. He is currently married to backup vocalist and model Shawn Southwick. YUDDY |
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Larry King - Interviewed Kirk Cameron along with re-united Growing Pains cast.
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Larry King - Appeared at Bob Barker 's 80th birthday celebration. |
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Larry King - Heather Mills has appeared on 'The Larry King Show.' |
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Larry King - Colin Powell was a guest on 'Larry King Live.' |
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Larry King - Marie Osmond appeared on 'Larry King Live Show.' |
Larry King - Interviewed Mitt Romney .
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Larry King - Penny Lancaster and Rod Stewart talked about their romance on 'The Larry King Show.'
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Larry King - Has interviewed Bill Gates . |
Larry King - Rick Warren was interviewed by Larry King.
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Larry King - Interviewed Angelina Jolie about her friendship with Mariane Pearl .
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