
Larry King
Actor
Born: November 19, 1933 (87 years old)
Died: January 23, 2021
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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 King Show, an all-night nationwide call-in radio program heard on the Mutual Broadcasting System. From 1985 to 2010, he hosted the nightly interview television program Larry King Live on CNN. From 2012 until 2020, he hosted Larry King Now on Hulu and RT America. He continued to host Politicking with Larry King, a weekly political talk show which has aired weekly on the same two channels from 2013 until his death.
Filmography (91)
- Ghostbusters (1984, ★ 7.5)
- Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004, ★ 7.1)
- Future by Design (2006, ★ 7.3)
- Shrek 2 (2004, ★ 7.3)
- American Satan (2017, ★ 7.2)
- Contact (1997, ★ 7.4)
- My Darling Vivian (2020, ★ 7.1)
- Shadow World (2016, ★ 7.4)
- Enemy of the State (1998, ★ 7.1)
- The Simpsons (1989, ★ 8)
- Spin (1995, ★ 7)
- John Q (2002, ★ 7.1)
- Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (2018, ★ 7.3)
- John Candy: I Like Me (2025, ★ 7.9)
- The Closer (2005, ★ 7.9)
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005, ★ 8.1)
- Boston Legal (2004, ★ 7.9)
- Gravity Falls (2012, ★ 8.6)
- The Armstrong Lie (2013, ★ 6.9)
- American Crime Story (2016, ★ 7.6)
- The Jackal (1997, ★ 6.4)
- Dave (1993, ★ 6.6)
- Lewis Black: Taxed Beyond Belief (2002, ★ 6.8)
- ...So Goes the Nation (2006, ★ 6.8)
- Frasier (1993, ★ 7.7)
- The Practice (1997, ★ 7.6)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001, ★ 7.6)
- Mad City (1997, ★ 6.2)
- Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989, ★ 6.6)
- The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996, ★ 6.6)