Larry King

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

159

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-11-19

Day of death

2021-01-23 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Larry King

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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Good Mythical Morning

    Good Mythical Morning

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Closer

    The Closer

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • The Johannes B. Kerner Show

    The Johannes B. Kerner Show

  • The View

    The View

  • Gravity Falls

    Gravity Falls

  • Ridiculousness

    Ridiculousness

  • Anderson Cooper 360°

    Anderson Cooper 360°

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Coach

    Coach

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Soup

    The Soup

  • Spin City

    Spin City

  • Shrek 2

    Shrek 2

  • Shrek Forever After

    Shrek Forever After

  • American Crime Story

    American Crime Story

  • Big Love

    Big Love

  • Arthur

    Arthur

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • Chelsea

    Chelsea

  • Shrek the Third

    Shrek the Third

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Shark

    Shark

  • The Long Kiss Goodnight

    The Long Kiss Goodnight

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury

    Law & Order: Trial by Jury

  • Bee Movie

    Bee Movie

  • The Jackal

    The Jackal

  • We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

    We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

  • 1600 Penn

    1600 Penn

  • The New York Times Presents

    The New York Times Presents

  • Contact

    Contact

  • Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

    Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

  • The Contender

    The Contender

  • The Exorcist III

    The Exorcist III

  • Comedy Central Roasts

    Comedy Central Roasts

  • Muppets Tonight

    Muppets Tonight

  • Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World

    Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World

  • Enemy of the State

    Enemy of the State

  • Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

    Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

  • Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story

    Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story

  • Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

    Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

  • The Kid

    The Kid

  • John Q

    John Q

  • Shadow World

    Shadow World

  • The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson

    The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson

  • Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

    Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

  • America's Sweethearts

    America's Sweethearts

  • Dave

    Dave

  • Debbie & Doug Drop Acid in the Desert

    Debbie & Doug Drop Acid in the Desert

  • Dirty Money

    Dirty Money

  • Fahrenheit 9/11

    Fahrenheit 9/11

  • Far Far Away Idol

    Far Far Away Idol

  • The Power of Few

    The Power of Few

  • The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

    The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

  • Paris Hilton, Inc.

    Paris Hilton, Inc.

  • Primary Colors

    Primary Colors

  • Top Priority: The Terror Within

    Top Priority: The Terror Within

  • Nelson Mandela Redrawn

    Nelson Mandela Redrawn

  • Join or Die with Craig Ferguson

    Join or Die with Craig Ferguson

  • Norm Macdonald Live

    Norm Macdonald Live

  • The Kingdom

    The Kingdom

  • Miami Undercover

    Miami Undercover

  • Better With You

    Better With You

  • Perfect Moment

    Perfect Moment

  • Crazy People

    Crazy People

  • The Stepford Wives

    The Stepford Wives

  • The Armstrong Lie

    The Armstrong Lie

  • Fat Actress

    Fat Actress

  • Clubhouse

    Clubhouse

  • Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger

    Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger

  • Bring Back... Dallas

    Bring Back... Dallas

  • The Fran Drescher Show

    The Fran Drescher Show

  • American Satan

    American Satan

  • Decoding Deepak

    Decoding Deepak

  • Chasing Tyson

    Chasing Tyson

  • Spin

    Spin

  • Brando

    Brando

  • Julian Assange: A Modern Day Hero?

    Julian Assange: A Modern Day Hero?

  • Larry King Live

    Larry King Live

  • Mr. 3000

    Mr. 3000

  • Primus

    Primus

  • An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

    An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

  • Swing Vote

    Swing Vote

  • Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

    Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

  • Dying to be Frozen

    Dying to be Frozen

  • The House of Steinbrenner

    The House of Steinbrenner

  • Future by Design

    Future by Design

  • Bad Hostage

    Bad Hostage

  • The Last Mogul

    The Last Mogul

  • Lost in America

    Lost in America

  • Glickman

    Glickman

  • Breaking Point: Canada/Quebec - The 1995 Referendum

    Breaking Point: Canada/Quebec - The 1995 Referendum

  • The '80s: The Decade That Made Us

    The '80s: The Decade That Made Us

  • Drew Peterson: Untouchable

    Drew Peterson: Untouchable

  • Where's My Roy Cohn?

    Where's My Roy Cohn?

  • Trump: An American Dream

    Trump: An American Dream

  • My Darling Vivian

    My Darling Vivian

  • Mad City

    Mad City

  • The Remake

    The Remake

  • Bulworth

    Bulworth

  • Chloe and Theo

    Chloe and Theo

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • The Real Hunt for Red October

    The Real Hunt for Red October

  • The Menendez Murders: Erik Tells All

    The Menendez Murders: Erik Tells All

  • Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted

    Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted

  • I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

    I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

  • Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

    Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

  • Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life

    Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life

  • Dominick Dunne: After the Party

    Dominick Dunne: After the Party

  • The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency

    The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency

  • Open Season

    Open Season

  • Mike Wallace Is Here

    Mike Wallace Is Here

  • Naked Ambition

    Naked Ambition

  • UFO Cover-Up Live with Larry King

    UFO Cover-Up Live with Larry King

  • Pauly Shore's Pauly-tics

    Pauly Shore's Pauly-tics

  • Burzynski: The Cancer Cure Cover-Up

    Burzynski: The Cancer Cure Cover-Up

  • Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie

    Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie

  • Deli Man

    Deli Man

  • Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains

    Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains

  • Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?

    Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?

  • Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump

    Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump

  • Larry King Now

    Larry King Now

  • Dude Bro Party Massacre III

    Dude Bro Party Massacre III

  • Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!

    Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!

  • Gloria: In Her Own Words

    Gloria: In Her Own Words

  • Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

    Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

  • Shot Heard 'Round the World

    Shot Heard 'Round the World

  • ...So Goes the Nation

    ...So Goes the Nation

  • Catching Kringle

    Catching Kringle

  • Only the Dead Know the Brooklyn Americans

    Only the Dead Know the Brooklyn Americans

  • Jackie Robinson: An American Journey

    Jackie Robinson: An American Journey

  • Xaviera Hollander, the Happy Hooker: Portrait of a Sexual Revolutionary

    Xaviera Hollander, the Happy Hooker: Portrait of a Sexual Revolutionary

  • Hopelessly in Love: Anna Nicole Smith and Larry Birkhead

    Hopelessly in Love: Anna Nicole Smith and Larry Birkhead

  • History of the Miami Dolphins

    History of the Miami Dolphins

  • Chasing October

    Chasing October

  • The Joe Show

    The Joe Show

  • Sex, Drugs & Religion

    Sex, Drugs & Religion

  • Third Party President: Citizen Rocky

    Third Party President: Citizen Rocky

  • Lundon's Bridge and the Three Keys

    Lundon's Bridge and the Three Keys

  • Lundon's Bridge and the Three Keys

    Lundon's Bridge and the Three Keys

  • Lewis Black: Taxed Beyond Belief

    Lewis Black: Taxed Beyond Belief

  • Anna Nicole

    Anna Nicole