Television has seen so many royalty in the past, but there’s hardly ever been one quite like Larry King. An American television and radio host, King began his career as a radio host and after conquering that front he moved into television where he would reach the pinnacle of his career, hosting one of the most world’s popular – Larry King Live, before finally retired in 2012.
Larry King bio
Even though it was as Larry that we all came to know the man, it was as Lawrence Harvey Zeiger that he was born on November 19, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York. He was raised alongside a brother by his parents, Aaron Zeiger who owned a restaurant and Jennie – a garment worker.
Since childhood, Larry dreamed ofworking in broadcasting, but he lost interest in school after the death of his father. In the aftermath of the tragedy, the family was forced onto welfare and soon after graduating from Lycée Lafayette, King decided to find a job to help his mother and brother.
Following the advice of a CBS broadcaster, Larry moved to Miami where the media market was growing rapidly and he could get a job without any experience. And of course he got a radio set with WMBM which was then WAHR. This is where Lawrence Harvey Zeiger became Larry King after his manager told him that his real name wasn’t easy to remember while sounding too ethnic.
As he would gradually climb the Radio and Television ladder, he caught America’s attention in 1985 when he started the Larry King Live CNN show. The show was a success thanks to its interview style and non-confrontational approach. After a very successful spell, he said he was leaving CNN in 2012.
Even after leaving CNN, King continued his show with Ora TV, a production company he co-founded with Carlos Slim. He also hosts another show, Politicking with Larry King, which also airs on RT America.
Wife, ex-wives and marriages over the years
Over the years, King has been married to more wives than some men would ever have in one lifetime, as he has so far been married 8 times to 7 wives.
He was only 18 when he first tied the knot in 1952. The woman he married was Freda Miller who was his high school sweetheart. Unfortunately, the marriage was only annulled a year later by their parents who did not approve of it.
He did not marry again until 1961 when he got married to Annette Kaye. Although the marriage did not last beyond that year, he produced his first child, Larry Jr. Soon after his divorce from Kaye, King married former Playboy bunny Alene Akins in 1961 to 1963.
Next in line to become his wife was MickeySutphin who he walked down the aisle with in 1964. Although the marriage was blessed with a daughter, Kelly, it was not blessed to last forever as it was over. in 1967. In 1968, Larry King married Alene Akins for the second time, having a daughter, Chaia, to show him off before the end of 1971.
Larry, who had already become a king of in and out of wedlock, remained single until 1976, when he settled down with Sharon Lepore in a marriage that lasted until 1983. He went away for a few years without getting married. until 1989 when he married Julie Alexander from whom he would only be separated a year later before being officially divorced in 1992.
And then came Shawn Southwick who he married in 1997. To almost everyone’s surprise, the couple stayed together until 2010, when it was reported that Shawn Southwick, who is almost 30 years younger than her husband, would soon join the list of exes. -wives. However, they canceled the divorce which had already been filed. In 2016, it was reported that they were heading for a divorce following an alleged affair Shawn was having with a man, Robert Green. However, nothing happened as Larry and Shawn are still together. They share two sons, Cannon Edward King and Chance Armstrong King.
Net value
Larry King has an estimated net worth of $150 million. He apparently made his fortune through his work with the media as well as his investments, as co-owner of OraTV.
