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Daughter Katie (born 1976) was born without nasal passages, a condition which was fixed through surgery right after she was born. She is also legally blind and deaf in one ear. She worked as an assistant teacher at Chicago's Park School, working with children with special needs.

Born in Highgate Tube station in London during an air raid while it was being used as a bomb shelter.

Vice President of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Spearheaded the effort to lower the voting age from 21 to 18, and testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of ratification of what became the 26th Amendment to the Constitution.

A self-described "country singer-songwriter," he opens for Billy Ray Cyrus whenever scheduling allows, and has even performed at actor Johnny Depp's notorious club, the Viper Room.

Has a house in Lido Key, Sarasota, Florida that he stays at when the show is on hiatus.

Spent the first five years of his life in East Finchley, London.

Growing up, he was a lifelong fan of Buddy Ebsen, having watched most of his shows.

Won a seat on Cincinnati's Council-at-Large in 1971, but resigned in 1974 after police - raiding a Fort Wright, Kentucky "health club" - found a check he had written to a "massuse" for her services. Coming clean at a press conference, he admitted that he paid for sex with two personal checks in December 1973 and January 1974. His honesty worked, and he won back his seat in 1975.

The sons of guest Nancy Campbell-Panitz, who was murdered by her ex-husband after the couple appeared on a "Springer" episode with his girlfriend, filed suit in Sarasota County (FL) Court against Springer, his producers and his distributor, USA Studios, claiming Springer created "a mood that led to murder." (10. Juli 2002)

Attended Northwestern University School of Law.

Before he was a successful television personality, newscaster and talk show host, he was elected mayor of Cincinnati, for one year, by the largest plurality in the 20th century of that city's history. (1977).

There is a ventriloquist dummy who can be seen in the audience during the show behind Jerry when he is in the crowd. The dummy represents the "Dummies" who watch the show and are in the audience.

Daughter Katie attended Barat College, from where she graduated in May 2001.

Mentor and friend of Steve Wilkos.

Hosting a talk show in South Africa. His guests are local celebrities. (Dezember 2002)

Currently hosts a radio program on Air America Radio (political talk show). He soon will appear on Dancing With The Stars. (August 2006)

His daughter Katie gave birth to a baby boy in 2008. His grandson was named after Jerry's father, Richard Springer.

Before he was a successful television personality, newscaster and talk show host, he was a campaign aide to Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's campaign. (1968).

The Jerry Springer Show (1991) debuts. It was developed by Cincinnati's WLWT-TV to replace its landmark The Phil Donahue Show (1967) (Phil Donahue and Springer both worked for WLWT-TV at the time). Springer was eventually forced to revamp its serious format in an attempt to save the show from being dropped by syndicators due to poor ratings. The rest, as they say, is history. (20. September 1991)

Was one of the "10 Most Fascinating People" in 1998.

He was born in Middlesex, England, to German Jewish parents, Margot (Kallmann), a bank clerk, and Richard Springer, a shoe store owner, from Landsberg an der Warthe. His family moved to Queens, New York, during his early childhood. His grandmothers died in the Holocaust, his paternal grandmother in Theresienstadt and his maternal grandmother in Chelmno.

Won 10 local Emmys for his nightly news and political commentaries during his stint at Cincinnati's WLWT-TV.

"Jerry Springer -- The Opera", performed at the Royal National Theatre, Lyttelton and Cambridge Theatre, was awarded the 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Musical of 2003.

Playing Billy Flynn in Broadway theatrical production of "Chicago." (August 2009)

Holds a BA in Political Science from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA), and a JD from Northwestern University (Chicago, IL).

Ran for Governor of Ohio in 1982.

Hosting his new radio show on Air American Radio called "Springer on the Radio." (April 2005)

Jerry Springer has passed away on April 27, 2023, at age 79, 2 days after singer and humanitarian Harry Belafonte had passed away, at age 96.

His nationally televised talk show is well known for guests fighting on stage and shouting foul language, as well as having strippers and exotic dancers performing on various episodes.

Cincinnati Magazine voted him TV's "Best Anchor" five years in a row.

Has established a scholarship fund at the Keliman School (Chicago, IL) that serves inner-city youth.

Springer donated $230,000 to Park School in Chicago, where his daughter, Katie, worked as an assistant teacher, to help construct a high-tech facility called "Katie's Corner" for students with disabilities. (2006).

His talk show turned musical, Jerry Springer - The Opera performed at the Royal National Theatre: Lyttelton and later at the Cambridge Theatre, was awarded the 2003 London Critics Circle Award for Best Musical.

"Jerry Springer - The Opera" won the 2004 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical.

Penned an autobiography, "Ringmaster," that was published in 1998.

Is of Jewish descent.

Before he was a successful television personality, newscaster and talk show host, he was a partner in the law firm of Grinker, Sudman and Springer, for 12 years.

His "Final Thought" was first used at WLWT-TV in Cincinnati, Ohio, would later be carried over to The Jerry Springer Show (1991).

In the 27 years of hosting the same show, he was one of the few television personalities to neither win or ever be nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Service Host.

He gave his ex-The Jerry Springer Show (1991) bodyguard, Steve Wilkos, a talk show to spin-off with, which (of course) was: The Steve Wilkos Show (2007). Springer was the show's co-executive producer of his protegee's own show.

His show The Jerry Springer Show (1991) got canceled, at the end of the 27th season, without any announcement. It was inconclusive as to whether the show had low ratings, but, with Springer, who was under contract with NBCUniversal, they had other plans for him.

Jerry Springer is interred at Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie, Illinois, USA.

Jerry Springer was the only politician and television personality to have hosted the same talk show that originally revolved around political issues later trashy controversial subjects in the 27 of his 55 year career.

Lifelong friends of Sally Jessy Raphael (1983) and Maury Povich. Together, they both worked in the same studio as Springer did.

Almost frequently talked about Robert F. Kennedy in various interviews.

Did a cameo in Brad Paisley's video "I'm Gonna Miss Her."

His inspired musical, Jerry Springer --The Opera performed at the Royal National: Lyttelton and late at Cambridge Theatre, was awarded the Carlton Television Best Musical Award at the 2003 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

Springer was friends with the late Joan Rivers. Springer did not attend her funeral, when the comedienne/television passed away on September 7, 2014.

Helped Stuart Lee and Richard Thomas gain the rights to produce the Jerry Springer Opera while in development stage, when Studios USA threatened legal action for violation of the copyright laws.