Says his favorite quote is actually a put-down: "Before they made you they broke the mold."
Son, with wife Shawn Southwick, Chance Armstrong King born (March 9, 1999). [9 March 1999]
His second son, with wife Shawn Southwick, Cannon Edward King was born. [22 May 2000]
Features in the 1996 paperback "Mug Shots" that includes many other celebrities who've been arrested for one reason or another.
Mentioned in the Mojo Nixon song "619-239-KING".
He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1989.
Was named as "King of Brooklyn" at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival in 1995
Engaged to minister Rama Fox (1992-95).
The King-Southwick Mormon-Jewish wedding ceremony was celebrated in the Beverly Hills garden of actress Deborah Raffin. Stellar wedding guests included Ted Turner (Best Man), Jane Fonda, Al Pacino, Beverly D'Angelo, Don Rickles, etc.
Has his own talk show called "Larry King Live" (1985).
Larry King Detailed Biography
Larry King, (born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger on November 19, 1933) is an award-winning broadcaster. He currently hosts a nightly interview program called Larry King Live.
Larry's parents were Jennie and Eddie Zeiger, Jews who had emigrated from Russia to Brooklyn, New York, where Larry was born. They owned a bar-and-grill. Their first son Irwin was born in 1932, but died at age six of appendicitis. After Larry, they had another son, Marty.
Larry Zeiger grew up and attended public schools in Brooklyn. His childhood friends reportedly included the baseball pitcher Sandy Koufax (although there are differing accounts of whether or not King actually knew Koufax ) and the owner of the New York Mets, Fred Wilpon. He lived for some time in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from high school, Zeiger worked odd jobs, including a stint as a mail clerk with Associated Merchandising Corporation and then with United Parcel Service. He left Brooklyn for Miami at the age of 22 to pursue a job in radio.
Zeiger got his first job in radio through persistence. A small station, WAHR in Miami Beach, hired him to clean up and perform miscellaneous tasks. When one of their announcers quit, they put him on the air. His first broadcast was on May 1, 1957, when he worked as the disc jockey from 9 am to noon. He also did two afternoon newscasts and a sportscast. He was paid $55 a week. He acquired the name Larry King when the general manager suggested that Zeiger was too ethnic and hard to remember. He started interviewing on a midmorning show for WIOD, at Pumpernik's restaurant in Miami Beach. He would interview anyone who walked in. His first interview was with a waitress at the restaurant.
His Miami radio show launched him to local stardom. A few years later, in May 1960, he hosted Miami Undercover, airing Sunday nights at 11:30 on Channel 10. On the show he moderated debates on important issues of the day.
