Larry King
American television and radio host (1933-2021) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 87
Larry King was an American TV and radio host, author, and spokesman. He was a WMBM radio interviewer in the Miami area in the 1950s and 1960s. Beginning in 1978, King gained national prominence as host of The Larry King Show, an all-night nationwide call-in radio program heard over the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Larry King is read about 2,113 times a day, in 75 languages.
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American SatanFilm2015
Chloe and TheoFilm, Himself2014
Late Night with Seth MeyersSeries2013
Anna NicoleFilm, Himself (uncredited / archivefootage)2011
Comedy Central Roast of Donald TrumpFilm2010
ConanSeries2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSeries2008
Swing VoteFilm, Larry King2005
The CloserSeries, Larry King2004
Fahrenheit 9/11Film2003
Anderson Cooper 360°Series2002
John QFilm, Larry King2001
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries2000
The ContenderFilm, Larry King1997
The PracticeSeries, Larry King
ContactFilm, 1997Larry King1996
The Long Kiss GoodnightFilm1993
FrasierSeries, Larry King1990
Crazy PeopleFilm, Larry King1989
The SimpsonsSeries, Larry King (voice)
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!Film, 1989TV Talk Show Host1984
GhostbustersFilm, Larry King1979
CBS News Sunday MorningSeries1933Born19 November 1933People around Larry
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Mike Myers Also in Far Far Away Idol and Shrek 2
Ivan Reitman Directed Ghostbusters and Dave
Julie Andrews Also in Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third
Jack Black Also in The Cable Guy and Enemy of the State
John Cleese Also in Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third
Bill Maher Also in John Q, Primary Colors and Swing Vote
Regis Philbin Also in Shrek the Third and Shrek Forever After
Shane Black Produced The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
Christopher Knights Also in Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third
Jay Leno Also in Dave and Mad City
Matthew Broderick Also in The Cable Guy and The Stepford Wives
Jon Turteltaub Produced Disney's The Kid (2000)
Lauren Shuler Donner Produced Dave (1993)
Joe Roth Directed America's Sweethearts (2001)
Meredith Vieira Also in Larry King and Shrek Forever After
Simon J. Smith Directed Far Far Away Idol (2004)
Sigourney Weaver Also in Ghostbusters and Dave
Bruce Willis Also in The Jackal and Disney's The Kid
Kevin Costner Produced Swing Vote (2008)
Samuel L. Jackson Also in The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
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John Candy: I Like Me 2025
Contact 1997
Ghostbusters 1984
I Am Divine 2014
Shrek 2 2004
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
178 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 7
King interviewing Hillary Clinton in the White House in 1993
King interviewing Vladimir Putin in 2000
King interviewing President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush in 2006
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried fed by King's seventh wife, Shawn Southwick, in 1999
King with Southwick and their children, Chance and Cannon, in 2002
King at the 70th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2011Awards
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From 1985 to 2010, he hosted the nightly interview television program Larry King Live on CNN. King hosted Larry King Now from 2012 to 2020, which aired on Hulu, Ora TV, and RT America. He hosted Politicking with Larry King, a weekly political talk show, on the same three channels from 2013 to 2020. King conducted over 50,000 interviews on radio and television.
