Biography
Larry King was one of the most popular leading America. He managed to interview the most famous statesmen, businessmen, actors and athletes. It was a truly legendary journalist and showman, with his own branded style: suspenders and horny glasses.Childhood and youth
The real name of the TV presenter - Lawrence Harvey Zayeger, and Larry King is just a pseudonym. Larry was born on November 19, 1933 in New York. His parents are Jenny Gitlitz and Eddie Zayeger - Emigrants from Belarus and Austria. Larry had an older brother Irwin of 1932 born, but when he was 6 years old, he died due to acute appendicitis. Soon, Larry appeared Marty's younger brother.
Larry was proud of his origin, even sometimes called himself a "supererem." He confessed that as a real Jew, he loved the Jewish food, humor, culture. He liked that the Jews would appreciate the family and education, he was close.
The boy with difficulty graduated from high school and did not go to the college. The fact was that Father Larry went away early, he was only 44 years old when he had a heart attack. The family was in a difficult financial situation, so Larry went to work. He from childhood was dreaming about popularity and work on the radio station, and overnight he had to abandon his own dream. Larry worked where and who will have to.
Journalism
When Larry turned 18 years old, he moved to Miami. There, the young man got on the radio "Wahr", where he first worked as a cleaner, sometimes performed small orders from higher employees. But by a happy coincidence, his dream was destined to come true. One day, the announcer did not come to work, and Larry offered him to temporarily replace. On May 1, 1957, people first heard the voice of a person who soon became the most recognizable in America.His debut on the radio made an impression on the leadership, and he was immediately offered to work on an ongoing basis. Then he had to abandon the real name in favor of the pseudonym. The director considered that the surname Zeiger is difficult to remember and pronounced. The young man called Larry King. Later he said that at that moment he was on his eyes an advertising leaflet of the King's Wholesale Liquor liqueur.
A little later, Larry began to conduct entertainment columns in Miami News and Miami Herald newspapers.
In December 1971, King was accused of monetary embezzlement, the case was initiated by his former business partner. Larry immediately lost his job. All accusations in 1972 were removed, but the reputation was already retained. Plus, during the trial, a man climbed into debt.
But soon the audience began to forget about this unpleasant incident, and Larry King continued to work hard. On the radio station "Mutual Radio Network" King launched a night show, where the guests interviewed, and after with them answered the calls of radio listeners.
After some time, Larry received a proposal from the media signal Ted Turner and moved to work in CNN. The current show "Larry King Live" was first published on the screens in 1985. The transfer was shot 25 years old, she even got into the Guinness Book of Records as the longest transmission that existed on television with the same TV presenter.
During the journalistic career, Larry King conducted over 60 thousand interviews. Donald Trump, and Bill Clinton, and even Vladimir Putin visited it.
The corporate identity of Larry King and turned out at all. In the studio, where Larry took an interview, it was unbearably stuffy, a man took off his jacket, and under it were suspenders. And after that, the gesture film crew noticed that the interlocutor, having seen suspenders, was able to relax and tune in to the conversation. And the glasses Larry put on a presentability, and at first they were even without diopters.
In June 2010, King reported that he had from the show, Arnold Schwarzenegger became his last guest. As Larry himself told, Frank Sinatra and Bill Clinton became his most beloved guests. According to him, they had a wonderful sense of humor and they loved to chat.
With his experience in the field of journalism, Larry King shared in the book "How to talk with anyone, when you want and anywhere." In it, the mass of the tips, how to lead a conversation. By the way, this is not the only literary work, published from under the pen of Larry. In 2010, a book was published "What am I doing here? Journalist's path.
Also showman issued several books about heart disease. This topic was close to him and understood, in 1987 he himself suffered a heart attack. Larry King often appears in the movie in the role of himself. More than once participated in the voicing of cartoons: "Shrek", "Bi Mugov: Honey plot", "Simpsons".
Since July 2012, Larry King led the program "Larry King Now" on the Hulu website and on the RT America channel. In 2017, he starred as Kameo in the film "American Devil".
Personal life
Larry King was known for his loving and a tendency to conclude official marriages. In total, Showman had 8 wives. For the first time, Larry married when he was 19 years old. His choices became a friend of Fred Miller's College. No one approved this marriage, so after a year he collapsed. 9 years old Larry King enjoyed idling. The second wife Showman became Annette Kaye, a man divorced her in the same year. The girl was pregnant, they had a son who did not recognize Larry for a long time.
Soon the journalist married for the third time. This time his chosen was the "Playboy" model Alin Akins, Larry even adopted her child. But after a year we divorced again. His next wife became a colleague on the workshop - Mickey Satfin. The marriage also lasted long.
After some time, he again married his former wife Alin Akins, this time their marriage has stood as a whole for three years, but in the end, it still collapsed.
Sixth wife Showman became a teacher of mathematics Sharon Lepor. The seventh wife Larry was a businesswoman Julie Alexander, after the journalist said that the girl immediately struck him by intelligence.
In 1997, Larry King married actress, TV presenter, singer Sean Southwick. Woman younger Larry for 26 years. It is noteworthy that Sean gave birth in married two sons - Chansa and Canon. In 2010, there was information that the couple decided to terminate the marriage. But in the end, the spouses still decided to save the family and stopped the marriage process.
In 2017, the journalist was diagnosed with lung cancer. But the disease was revealed at an early stage, so Larry was operated on, while 20% of the lungs were removed and thereby saved the lives of the TV presenter.
Death
January 23, 2021 it became known that Larry King died. The exact cause of the death of the TV presenter was not named, however, it is known that at the beginning of the month it was hospitalized with Coronavirus, and also suffered from many chronic diseases.Projects
- 1985-2010 - SHOW "LARRY KING LIVE"
- 2004 - Voice "Shrek 2"
- 2007 - Voice "Bimui: Honey Conspiracy"
- 2010 - the book "What am I doing here? Journalist path
- 2011 - the book "How to talk with anyone, when you want and anywhere"
- 2012 - the book "In truth"
- 2012 - SHOW "LARRY KING NOW"