Larry King

Larry King ( born November 19, 1933, Brooklyn, New York; actually Lawrence Harvey pointer ) is an American journalist. From 1985 to 2010 he went with his talk show Larry King Live at the U.S. news channel CNN almost daily on the air. His last program was broadcast on 16 December 2010, guests were in it - in live circuit - several former U.S. presidents.

Life and career

King was born the son of a Jewish immigrant family, his father was Austrian and his mother was originally from Belarus. When he was nine years old, his father died. His mother worked as a seamstress then in " sweatshops " in New York. The family was on welfare. King never went to college - after the poor completion of high school he suggested initially by a casual basis. At 22, King moved from Brooklyn to Florida.

In 1957 he began working as a DJ at the radio station " TRUE" in Miami Beach. Since the name of the head of the radio station was too heavy, he looked for a more appropriate. On the table was a newspaper with an advertisement of "King 's Liquor ". Spontaneous called him the boss Larry King, since he used this name himself. Its popularity has increased steadily, and in 1960 King moderated his first television program for the transmitter WLBW (Channel 10) in Miami. His most famous interview show Larry King Live was running since June 3, 1985 always at the same time on CNN, so that he even received an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records for this. King used a gentle conversation, indiscreet, or insulting questions can be found not in his interviews.

In 2009 he published his biography entitled My Remarkable Journey ( My unusual life ).

On 29 June 2010, he announced to end the show Larry King Live in the fall of 2010, but he would continue to be available for " Larry King specials" on major national and international issues on CNN. The last show was on December 16, 2010. Since 2012, Larry King is seen with his new talk show " Larry King Now", since June 2013 also with the mission of " politicking with Larry King " on the online video platforms Hulu and Ora. Since June 2013, the Russian foreign channel Russia Today disseminated both programs also has its U.S. TV channel RT America.

Private

King, who has a serious heart attack and quintuple bypass surgery behind him, is married in eighth marriage to the singer and actress Shawn Southwick -King. With her he has two children. Three previous marriages, including a remarriage, comes ever a child. On 14 April 2010, Larry King asked a court in Los Angeles for divorce from Shawn Southwick -King. Meanwhile, he and his wife have reconciled according to own data.

Typical of him is the kind of clothes he likes to wear during his broadcasts and gives him a high recognition value: frame glasses, shirt, tie and suspenders.

King is also seen in many American films and television series, in which he plays himself.

Prominent interviewees

King has interviewed a variety of show-business, other personalities and politicians, including Richard Nixon and all subsequent U.S. presidents. Below is an extract from the extensive interview list:

  • Barack Obama
  • Tony Blair
  • Marlon Brando ( in his house; Brando completed the interview barefoot )
  • George Burns
  • George W. Bush along with First Lady Laura Bush on the occasion of his birthday
  • George Clooney
  • Ronald Reagan
  • Jacque Fresco
  • Jimmy Carter
  • Brian Wilson
  • Johnny Cash
  • Eric Clapton
  • Dolly Parton
  • Jermaine Jackson
  • Snoop Dogg
  • Enya
  • Muammar al - Gaddafi
  • Paul McCartney
  • Ross Perot, along with Al Gore
  • Vladimir Putin
  • Yitzhak Rabin ( Israeli Prime Minister ) along with King Hussein of Jordan and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat
  • Frank Sinatra ( recorded in 1988 without calls from viewers, one of the rare TV interviews Sinatra King is a great admirer of the singer, he hosted numerous commemorative programs and conducted interviews with colleagues and staff Sinatra, including Don Rickles. )
  • Anna Nicole Smith
  • Michael Jackson
  • Mötley Crüe
  • Karla Faye Tucker ( the interview with the candidate for death led King in prison)
  • Mike Tyson (Interview about the Beißattacke to Evander Holyfield )
  • Frank Zappa
  • Lisa Marie Presley
  • Priscilla Presley ( including in Graceland )
  • Ashton Kutcher
  • Lady Gaga
  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
  • Margaret Thatcher
  • Julian Assange
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