What is Larry King?
{{Infobox actor | name = Larry King | image = Larry King by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg | caption = King in March 2017 | birthname = Lawrence Harvey Zeiger | birth_date = {{birth date|1933|11|19}} | birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|1|23|1933|11|19}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | death_cause = Problems caused by [[sepsis]] | resting_place = | restingplacecoordinates = | othername = | occupation = Anchor of ''[[Larry King Live]]'', [[television personality]] | yearsactive = 1956 – 2021 | awards = Allen H. Neuharth Award (for excellence in journalism), George Foster Peabody Award (for excellence in broadcasting), News and Documentary Emmy Award (for outstanding Interviewer), 10 CableACE awards (for best Interviewer and for best Talk Show Series), 2 Gracie Allen Awards, 2 New York Festival Awards, Unity Award, Harvard University's Mahoney Award }} '''Larry King''' (November 19, 1933 – January 23, 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Larry King on Twitter / Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/kingsthings/status/1352960673978880000|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>) was an [[Americans|American]] [[writer]], [[journalist]] and [[television personality|broadcaster]]. ==Early life== King was born '''Lawrence Leibel Harvey Zeiger''' in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]] to [[Immigration|immigrant]] [[Parent|parents]]. His [[father]] came from [[Austria]] and his mother from [[Belarus]]. Both parents were [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jews]]. ==Career== For many years, he hosted a nightly [[interview]] program on the [[CNN|Cable News Network]] (CNN) called ''[[Larry King Live]]''. The program ran from 1985 to 2010. It was simulcast on Westwood One radio network until 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/westwood-one-ends-larry-king-radio-simulcast/27182|title