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