Larry King is DEAD TO ME

Did you confirm this with his brother Don King?

So old!

I'll ask: How would Larry King cover the death of Larry King?

He was only 87?!

Have his wives called in?

Many years ago he said that he was terrified of dying. I hope that he wasn't fearful or in pain during his final moments.

"Corona" is Latin for "crown", so it's only fitting that it's taken a King

I am so sorry to learn of this.

Wonder why the statement doesn't mention that he died of COVID.

Has Joan Collins commented? Seriously though, RIH.

Wonder why the statement doesn't mention that he died of COVID.

[quote] He was only 87?!

That was my reaction. It seems like he was 87 when he had his show.

Not sure why it double posted.

Not sure why it double posted.

Not sure why it double posted.

Not sure why it double posted.

He's joined Joey Heatherton and Angie Dickenson in that rambling anecdote in the sky 😭

His "I Have a Dream" speech will live on long after he's gone

R9/11, maybe you should lie down for a bit. Posting has been too tasking for you.

The Shining was one of my favorite books by him. RIP, Mr. King

Until he got sick, he kept doing his show. Interviewing people. I feel unaccountably sad. I think he and Betty White a re the two that, even though we expect it, I will feel sad. There is no one like him. He was a classic.

He was still alive? I thought posting still-alive Larry King threads was a Datalounge cliche, like earrings, caftans or vicious slapping and that he had actually died some time ago.

I knew Donald Trump was a rotten piece of filth many years ago when Larry King interviewed him and Trump just out of the blue said "has anyone told you that your breath is horrible" right in the middle of the interview. He did it to take King down a notch or two.

He buried a son and a daughter last year, within weeks of each other.

Sad.

Has his wife, songwriter Carole, released a statement?

A mere child...

So sad to hear this, he promoted some of boxing’s greatest match-ups in the sport’s history!

OMG, R23. I forgot about that.

R23, Howard Stern put Trump up to that.

I condole his handsome son, Perry. And his 7th wife Gayle.

I loved Larry king. I discovered him when I was in college decades ago and I pulled all-nighters writing papers. It became a habit, but Larry's all night radio show kept me company. Always a bit eccentric, Larry enjoyed his guests 100%, and was generous with them. Larry had a nice voice. R.I.P.

It’s a miracle he made it this long between his health problems and women. RIP I used to enjoy his nightly show especially during the OJ trial, since I worked days I missed the trial coverage so would catch up on Larry’s show.

Has anyone reached out to Oprah? She will be devastated!

His son was named Chance? WTF?

Who gets Lucille?

He is now reunited with his mother, Coretta Scott King

R34, he married a Shiksa at the end, what do you expect?

Oh, shut up Lizha.

Now at last he can answer the question he asked the Ghostbusters more than 35 years ago:

"How is Elvis and have you seen him lately?"

Is Liza still alive? Has anyone spoken to her recently?

I will never forget how Larry King and Tracey Jordan held us all together when the Asian Markets crashed.

r9 did he die of COVID? That was my first thought

We will never forget what she did for Tennis. RIP, Queen!

On the plus side he lived long enough to see Trump lose, fail and leave in disgrace. Worth hanging on for, a great shame to miss.

R21 is right that there was no other interviewer like Larry King. We make fun of him on DL now because of his forgetfulness in later years, but for a long time he had a great show on CNN. He would interview all the old timers from Hollywood and his knowledge of them went way back.

Here's the bad breath clip.

My cousin worked for him for several years and said he was a true gentleman and sweetheart of a guy behind the scenes. This makes me sad. A lot of our big kahunas seem to be passing.

I thought he died years ago

He's one of the last guys I remember smoking live, on-air. It's amazing he lasted as long as he did.

R42, I'm not r9 but the Today show anchors said it was Covid.

Thanks r50

"Just in MacLean Stevenson host of CNN talk show "Hello, Larry" dies of Swine Flu"

Barbara Walters is the next to go.

R49, Tom Snyder smoked like a chimney on air.

I've never understood the reverence people had for him. He looked, dressed and acted like a reporter from the 1940's.

He was overhyped because of CNN.

Can someone explain to me why he was famous or respected? I don't get it.

"Really big news...just in...legendary talk show host Larry Sanders dies while eating Chicken A La King in Cedars Sinai Medical Center due to tainted Corona beer"

I thought Larry Flint had died while eating out Gayle King? Oprah is being questioned in relation to the suspected murder

What's the story on his RT show?

Next we have Sir Ben Elton here to sing Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, his song about the late Billie Jean King

R55, as mentioned above, Larry interviewed thousands of people over many decades. He was great at asking questions and was especially good at doing shows with the old legends of Hollywood. He had a knowledge base that stretched back much farther than the average entertainment reporter today could dream of.

Liza will never be on the line again.

People who liked him did so BECAUSE he was old school.

Celine, do you have any song you’d like to sing that fits this moment?

[quote] He had a knowledge base that stretched back much farther

Oh, dear!

Mike! [italic]You[/italic] could get that job!

[quote]did he die of COVID?

I heard he OD'd on Garlique.

Has Fay Wray commented?

Has Susan Dey commented?

You don’t have talk shows like his any more that bring on the old Hollywood crowd, I would rather watch that than the Jimmy Fallon giggles and games with Miley Cyrus.

R60 - his own knowledge or his prep team's knowledge? There's been plenty of instances where he flubbed up questions and got things wrong, so a case could be made that it wasn't his OWN knowledge at all.

Hell, some of the queens on DL have more knowledge about old stars in one pinky than Larry King.

I just found his Walter Winchell get up and mannerisms to be corny and forced. He's like Lawrence Welk to me - obviously he was loved, but I don't understand why. Clearly, I wasn't his demographic.

I thought that he was older...

I think RT just syndicates it, R58, you can also get it on Hulu and other channels.

Do his wife becomes da Queen now? Why did he died after the inaubugufuration?

Somewhere Roman Polanski is laughing.

Which King Sister was she?

Thanks r72

So he didn’t get a pardon from trump and then dies in prison.

Sad.

My sympathy to Gayle on the loss of her brother.

Garlique damn well better send a nice floral spray to the synagogue. And Omega XL owes him at least a peace lily.

The King Sisters mourn their favorite brother.

Now he can host Larry King Dead

Wonder when the last time ol Lar had the sexy times?

[quote] He buried a son and a daughter last year, within weeks of each other.

Sad.

What’s sad about that?

R31 I had a similar experience while in college. For all the "young ones" Larry had a unique style and radio format. He would interview guests for the first hour and then the second and third hours were open to calls from listeners. Can you imagine many of today's stars or politicians being interviewed and questioned for three hours? His fourth hour was open phone American. We all learned that Larry was a liberal at heart but treated everyone, including the wackos with respect. Seldom did he get upset except in dealing with issues related to the Holocaust. He would tell stories, often repeated, and had a quirky sense of humor. He always ended the show with a plug for Duke's in DC.

He was one of the best radio talk show host, but unfortunately, many will only recall his recent years on TV.

[quote]I've never understood the reverence people had for him. He looked, dressed and acted like a reporter from the 1940's.

That's not a bad thing!

RIP, Larry.

Larry was no angel . . .

He served time in prison on a bad checks charge.

He also refused to reimburse the widow of a man he had borrowed a good deal of money from and never repaid.

"Hello, Dubuque!"

Has anyone contacted his latest wife, the Queen?

[quote]Wonder why the statement doesn't mention that he died of COVID.

Wealthy and famous people are usually insured for millions. You don't want to jeopardize the claim by having the wrong cause on the death certificate. Probably still sorting that out.

Shawn is trying to find the will 😆 she’s wondering if there’s 💰 on top of their timeless love 💕

OMG! Is Billie Jean okay? Poor thing.

I thought he was much older than 87.

His column in USA Today was the most hilarious thing ever. In the Post they're calling it "stream-of-consciousness" but it wasn't even that, it was just lunatic nonsense that popped into his head, and someone would write it down and then they printed it in USA Today! Every week!

What was on his victrola?

He was kind of like Mike Douglas... his show wasn't about him, he just facilitated. That was his strength.

Think Larry King and Chris Cuomo or Don Lemon.

R89, It was widely reported two weeks ago that he was hospitalized with COVID-19.

Larry King was the poor man's Edward R. Murrow.

I always thought he brought the best out in his interviewees. His gentle, knowledgeable questions were great.

A true giant of American TV that you can be proud of.

Did he ever get to meet Timothée?

[quote]Did he ever get to meet Timothée?

What do you think killed him?

Good riddance.

He was a fucking arrogant piece of shit who bragged that he didn’t prepare for doing interviews. And he looked like a praying mantis.

I’m muting his name on Twitter and not watching CNN for the next few days, too.

Hogs & Quiches to the family.

After he married his last wife they were interviewed on Dr. Phil. Larry said "I just don't remember agreeing to children", his wife cut in and said "Yes Larry we discussed it". He shrugged his boney shoulders, rolled his eyes and said "Hmmm". It was a funny TV moment.

How did he live that long?

So young.

Lawrence of the Night!

Duke Zebart has your favorite table waiting tonight. Sinatra, Brando, and MLK will be waiting.

He didn't have a nice ass and he still couldn't live forever.

I always enjoyed watching his interviews. When I was in college and feeling lonely, many of his interviews on YouTube would bring me a lot of joy and comfort when I was feeling down.

Wasnt he just released a few days ago from the hospital supposedly recovering from covid? Or was he really a terminal case and he or his family requested him to die at home?

Memorable interviews (Larry King):

Prince: Surprisingly good interview.

Mariah Carey: LK asked her whether she & JLo would ever sing together. MC said: "I don't know what that would sound like."

Jerry Seinfeld: LK asked Jerry whether "Seinfeld" (TV show) was cancelled or whether Jerry decided to quit. Jerry had a hissy fit ("Do you know who I am?" type of thing).

I'm surprised he and his final wife, Shawn, were still legally married when he died.

I thought Shawn left, came back, and then divorce him.

Not that it matters now.

"Larry King here just inside the pearly gates with my co-arrivals baseball legend Henry Aaron and character actor Gregory Sierra. "

"First, Henry I did not know that Hank Aaron was your brother."

"Second, Gregory when did you conceive the idea behind Sierra Mist?"

Larry has enough ex-wives and children for both opposing teams on Celebrity Family Feud.

King vs King

Dana Gould does Larry King on Kevin Pollack's podcast.

He really now is the shambling corpse of Larry King. Cards Against Humanity players know what I mean.

May I have his suspenders collection?

[quote] Or was he really a terminal case and he or his family requested him to die at home?

Reading comprehension really isn’t your thing, is it, dear?

[quote] When I was in college and feeling lonely, many of his interviews on YouTube would bring me a lot of joy and comfort when I was feeling down.

Mary!

The post-mortem situation is going to be messy. He was estranged from his last wife but still married to her, however his remaining kids - including his sons with Shawn - all dislike her and have basically accused her of gold-digging. I think there was legal action involved last year, done to protect LK or get his financial affairs in order in case he died.

RBG has probably already presided over his marriage to Anna Nichole Smith 25 minutes after he made it through the Pearly Gates.

Yeah, the assets distribution should be interesting. He was stupid to get married so many times. He and Shawn didn't even have children together. She was blonde with the nose job, etc. Looks like someone on the Real Housewives. But Larry wasn't hot and sexy, either. Shawn was probably his dream woman at the time. Should have stayed legally single, Larry.

On a vacation with her 24 year old fuck boy

his wife Shawn was unavailable for comment

One of his many ex-wives paid tribute to him this way:

"He farted more than any man I ever knew."

[quote]I thought he was much older than 87.

He was one of those people who has looked 87 since he was 47

As Larry would say about Larry:

"He could sure fill a room with gas."

Honestly, he seemed like the walking dead for the past 10 years.

But RIP 🪦.

Died fighting COVID per this CBS outlet

He's in heaven doing a third arabesque with Channing Tatum.

R127 How the fuck did he get Covid? His old ass should have been at home most of this past year and he should have been masked up when going out.

Regina King must be inconsolable.

87 year olds just take up resources and breath too much precious air. We actually need death panels and then someone with a wet cloth over their mouths, no need to waste even more drugs on them, they can't struggle very much anyway.

[quote] and breath too much precious air.

For some reason, someone as stupid as you are misspelling breathe doesn’t surprise me.

That poster can't breath. So what?

Some of my favorite threads on this site are the Larry King threads. So many laughs were spouting out when reading them. Please keep them going, we need the laughter.

So sad.

[quote] did he die of COVID? That was my first thought

No, Rose, he died of an allergic reaction to shrimp scampi

Piers Morgan is such a heinous cunt

The King is dead? The R&B King? Hallelujah! Jesus Loves Me!!! The family is together again. Bobbbbbaaaaayyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!

He's now with his beloved Danny Kaye.

No, r139, you’re thinking of englebert whatshisdink.

CNN is really playing up their mourning of him.........even though they fired him.

[quote] On a vacation with her 24 year old fuck boy his wife Shawn was unavailable for comment

So what?

Larry King and Camila Cabayo? Shawn really does have broad tastes.

[quoteHis column in USA Today was the most hilarious thing ever. In the Post they're calling it "stream-of-consciousness" but it wasn't even that, it was just lunatic nonsense that popped into his head, and someone would write it down and then they printed it in USA Today! Every week!]

I forgot about those columns; I remember reading them as a kid, marveling that someone actually paid him for that mess. I saw Larry walking down the street in DC. His head was enormous.

He was good at drawing otherwise reticent people and of course, yukking it up with old show biz types, but he also let other people sit there & spout their lies & nonsense without challenging them.

His old columns were a hoot.

I remember when he had on a rape survivor from a violent car-jacking. She'd just left a grocery store.

She's describing this and Larry piped up, "What about the groceries? What happened to them?"

I was speechless. There was a thread about it the next day on Datalounge.

Yes, Larry was very obtuse at times.

As a Frenchie, my friends and I's first exposure to Larry King came with this video. Liza was the focus point of the video and stole every sequence in it but Larry had to be commended for keeping his composure all across the segment. Of course it came to no one's surprise after that that Liza was back yet again in Betty Ford Center or some other rehab.

Horrible interviewer. Leading, often stupid questions. Lousy listener. Often lobbed softballs but oddly cultivated a hardball reputation.

[Quote] stole every sequence

sequins!

That Onion parody is hilarious

Here's Larry asking Jerry Seinfeld whether "Seinfeld" got cancelled. Jerry has no sense of humor about himself. Geez.

[quote] my friends and I's

Oh, dear!

He was a secret gay.

R46, Here it is on YouTube.

[quote]Wasnt he just released a few days ago from the hospital supposedly recovering from covid? Or was he really a terminal case and he or his family requested him to die at home?

He was released from the ICU a week or two ago but was still in the hospital.

He more of a celebrity ass kisser than an interviewer. As mentioned above, he'd let his guest spout whatever bullshit they wanted and not call them out on it.

I gave up on him decades ago, after he'd had Britt Ekland promoting her autobio "True Britt". A caller asked her if it wasn't true that her real career was being a professional girlfriend. King cut him off and defended Britt.

That caller wishes they had The Wicker Man and AbFab on their resume.

R39 wins the thread.

Clever boy.

CNN has a remembrance special on Larry coming up at 9 PM tonight.

In a way, his lack of preparation and asinine questions was what made him a successful interviewer. His softball, unexpected questions would throw even the most practiced celebrity off their game. You’d end up with something much less polished but much more real.

Bless you r148. Liza was in great form.

I loved his giggle.

The ACoop special on King playing on CNN right now isn't half bad.

Frrm R157. "I gave up on him decades ago, after he'd had Britt Ekland promoting her autobio "True Britt". A caller asked her if it wasn't true that her real career was being a professional girlfriend. King cut him off and defended Britt. "

Okay, confess. We know this had to be one of our resident Eldergays calling in.

A favorite moment of mind. He interviewed a middle-aged New Jersey woman, a woman of Italian descent, with suspiciously black hair, whose brother had been murdered by his daughter, her niece. The daughter/niece defended herself, arguing her father had sexually abused her. Larry asked his guest if she was surprised by these allegations. “Surprised?!,” she replied, “I was duh-vass-ah-tate-ed!!”

Classic Larry.