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Jerry Springer
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American television personality and politician (1944–2023)
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Jerry Springer (1944–2023) was an American and British politician, television presenter, radio personality, and journalist. Born in Highgate, London, England, he served in the United States Army and was a member of the Democratic Party. He worked for WMAQ-TV and authored five works, including *Like No One's Watching*, *Legendary Locals of Forest Hills and Rego Park*, and *Breaking Local News*.
Springer died of pancreatic cancer in Chicago on April 27, 2023. He spoke English as his native language.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- ... Like No One's Watching
- Legendary Locals of Forest Hills and Rego Park
- Breaking Local News
- J. Springer's Wildest Shows Hb Special
- Ringmaster!
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Film & TV
Highgate, London, England, UK
Gerald Norman Springer (February 13, 1944 - April 27, 2023) was an English-American television presenter, politician, news presenter, actor, producer, musician, and former lawyer. He hosted The Jerry Springer Show, a tabloid talk show, between September 30, 1991 and July 26, 2018 and debuted the Jerry Springer Podcast in 2015.
Known for
- Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action — Self (archive footage)2025
- Hollywood Demons — Self (archive footage)2025
- The Accidental President — Self2020
- The El Duce Tapes — Self2019
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh — Self2019
- The Masked Singer — Beetle2019
- The Masked Singer — Beetle (archive footage)2019
- Judge Jerry — Self - Judge2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
- Explained — Narrator (voice)2018
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1944
- Active to
- 2023
Discography
- Dr. Talk1995
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 817
- Total plays
- 3,850
Tags
Gerald Norman "Jerry" Springer (born February 13, 1944) is a television presenter, best known as host of the tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show since its debut in 1991. He is a former Democratic mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, a former newsreader and a musician. In 1970, Springer ran for Congress. He failed to unseat incumbent Republican Donald D. Clancy, but garnered 45% of the vote. He had previously spearheaded the effort to lower the voting age <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jerry+Spr
Key facts
- Born
- Gerald Norman Springer , ( 1944-02-13 ) February 13, 1944, London , England
- Died
- April 27, 2023 (2023-04-27) (aged 79), Evanston, Illinois , US
- Resting place
- Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Illinois , US
- Citizenship
- UK (by birthplace) US (naturalized)
- Education
- Tulane University ( BA ) Northwestern University ( JD )
- Occupations
- Broadcaster journalist actor lawyer politician
- Years active
- 1968–2022
- Television
- Jerry Springer (1991–2018) Judge Jerry (2019–2022)
- Political party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Micki Velton ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1973 )
- Preceded by
- Jim Luken
- Succeeded by
- Bobbie L. Sterne
- Website
- jerryspringer .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Norman
- Family name
- Springer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Highgate tube station
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- podcaster
- Employer
- WMAQ-TV
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Hair colour
- grey hair
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Official website
- jerryspringer.com
- Image
- Jerry Springer at Emory (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Sarasota
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- Commons category
- Jerry Springer
- date of birth
- 1944-02-13
- social media followers
- 89881
- writing language
- English language
- date of death
- 2023-04-27
- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Jerry Springer
- birth name
- Gerald Norman Springer
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Encyclopedic overview
Gerald Norman Springer (February 13, 1944 – April 27, 2023) was a British-American broadcaster, journalist, actor, lawyer, and politician. He was best known for hosting the controversial tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show from 1991 to 2018. Springer was noted as a pioneer in the emergence of "trash TV"; his eponymous show was a "commercial smash and certifiable cultural phenomenon" in the 1990s.
Born in London during World War II to Jewish refugees escaping the Holocaust, Springer was raised in Queens, New York City. He attended Northwestern University School of Law, qualified as a lawyer, and first became actively involved in politics working for the campaign of Robert Kennedy in 1968. A Cincinnati City Council member, Springer served as the 56th Mayor of Cincinnati from 1977 to 1978. He then worked as a local news anchor in Cincinnati where he won ten Regional Emmy Awards for commentary.
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Gallery (2)
Available in 42 languages
- Español
- Français
- Deutsch
- 中文
- Русский
- Português
- Italiano
- العربية
- Afrikaans
- azb
- Azerbaijani
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Catalan
- Central Kurdish
- Czech
- Danish
- Egyptian Arabic
- Esperanto
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