Larry King Age, Affairs, Wife, Controversies, Family, Biography, Facts & More

Bio
Full Name	Lawrence Harvey Zeiger
Profession	Television/Radio Host
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters - 175 cm in meters - 1.75 m in feet inches - 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms - 80 kg in Pounds - 176 lbs
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Gray
Personal Life
Date of Birth	November 19, 1933
Age (as in 2017)	84 Years
Birth Place	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Scorpio
Signature
Nationality	American
Hometown	California, United States
School	Lafayette High School
College/University	N/A
Educational Qualification	High School
Debut	Radio (Disc Jockey)- WAHR (now WMBM) on May 1, 1957 TV (Host)- Larry King Live
Family	Father- Edward Zeiger Mother- Jennie Gitlitz Brother- Marty Zieger Sister- None
Religion	Atheist
Ethnicity	Ashkenazi Jewish
Address (FanMail)	210 S Kenwood Street Glendale, CA 91205-5108 USA
Hobbies	Dancing, Swimming, Walking
Controversy	On September 10, 1990, while a talk at The Joan Rivers Show, he commented on a contestant (Miss Pennsylvania) in the Miss America pageant that "she is the ugliest." But later, he apologized by sending dozen-stemmed roses and a telegram to Miss Pennsylvania, Marla Wynne.
Favorite Things
Favorite Sport	Baseball
Favorite Film(s)	The Godfather parts I &II, The Best Years of Our Lives, Field of Dreams
Favorite Food(s)	Veggies, Fruits, Lean Meats, Frozen Yoghurt
Girlfriends, Affairs and More
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Marital Status	Married
Girlfriends/Affairs	Gloria Leonard, American Pornstar Sally Kellerman, American Actress Tiffany Million, American Pornstar Angie Dickinson, American Actress Rhonda Shear, American TV Personality Cyndy Garvey, American TV Personality (1989-1997) Deanna Lund, American Actress (1995-1996)
Wives/Spouses	Alene Akins (1961-1963,1969-1972) Sharon Lepore (1976-1983) Freda Miller (1952-1953) Mickey Sutphin (1963-1967) Julie Alexander (1989-1992) Annette Kaye (1961-1961) Shawn Southwick (1997)
Marriage Date	September 5, 1997
Children	Sons- Cannon Edward King, Larry King Jr., Chance Armstrong King, Andy King Daughter- Chaia King
Style Quotient
Car Collection(s)	Lincoln MKS X17 XCLUSIVE
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$144 million (as in 2010)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Larry King

Does Larry King smoke?: No

Does Larry King drink alcohol?: Not Known

His parents Jennie Gitlitz and Aaron Zeiger were Orthodox Jews.

His last name was changed at the time of his first job when his boss commented “too ethnic” on his family name and renamed it from Zeiger to King.

Larry was so badly affected by his father’s death that he decided to discontinue his studies.

From childhood, he had the desire to go into radio, and he relocated to Florida, which was the highest growing media market having opportunities for inexperienced broadcasters.

He became a freelance writer and broadcaster in Louisiana.

In 1978, he returned to Miami and worked at WIOD Radio.

On January 30, 1978, he started his “Larry King Show,” a late-night radio talk show.

The show was broadcasted in 28 cities in the beginning, but was later expanded to 118 cities.

Here’s a glimpse of “Larry King Radio Show,” which was aired on August 27, 1982.

In June 1985, he started his “Larry King Live” shown on CNN, which hosted a variety of famous personalities of the entertainment industry.

He was so much workaholic that after doing his CNN show from 9 to 10 p.m., he traveled to Mutual Radio office to do his radio show.

Here’s a video clipping of the first episode of “Larry King Live” on August 13, 1985, showcasing Frank Zappa:

In 1992, he was honored with Peabody Award for “The Larry King Show.” Here is the acceptance speech of Larry:

He has written two books about living with heart disease, after his suffering from a major heart attack and quintuple-bypass surgery in 1987.

He has been married eight times to seven women.

In 1999, he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Interview/Interviewer for the show with Karla Faye Tucker.

In 2007, he completed his Fiftieth year in broadcasting.

His autobiography, “My Remarkable Journey,” was released in May 2009.

On his appearance in The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien, he told him about his wish of getting cryonically preserved after death.

On June 29, 2010, he announced his decision to retire from the “Larry King Live” show after its silver jubilee.

The final show of “Larry King Live” was aired on December 16, 2010.

On July 16, 2012, the debut of online series of “Larry King Now” was telecasted on Ora TV.
On September 13, 2007, King revealed that he was diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer in July 2017, and he underwent surgery the same month to remove the malignant tissue.