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Jerry Springer

Politician / Television Presenter / Radio Personality / Journalist / Actor / Lawyer / News Presenter / Film Producer / Musician | * 02/13/1944 († 79, 04/27/2023) | Highgate tube station (United Kingdom (UK))
Gerald Norman Springer (February 13, 1944 – April 27, 2023) was an American broadcaster, journalist, actor, producer, lawyer, and politician. Born in London during World War II to German 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. Springer was best known for hosting the controversial tabloid talk show Jerry Springer from 1991 to 2018. He was also the host of America's Got Talent from 2007 to 2008, and of the courtroom show Judge Jerry from 2019 to 2022. Off television, he also hosted The Jerry Springer Podcast from 2015 to 2022. He 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. One year after he retire... ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Documentaries | Talk-Shows

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Movies with Jerry Springer as Actor(26)

as himself2019 The El Duce Tapes
as Mr. White2015 Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
as himself2009 And the Winner Is...
as himself2008 Free for All!
as himself2005 Domino
as Himself (archive footage)2004 Animal Passions
as The President of the United States2004 The Defender
as Marty Rockman2003 Citizen Verdict
as himself2003 Pauly Shore Is Dead
as himself2002 Undertaking Betty
as himself2001 Sugar & Spice
as himself1999 Kismet
as Mr. Bentree1999 A Fare to Remember
as Photographer1998 Since You've Been Gone
as Jerry Farrelly1998 Ringmaster
as himself1998 Kissing a Fool
as Self (archive footage)1997 The Big One
as himself1997 Meet Wally Sparks

TV Shows/Series with Jerry Springer as Actor(37)

as Self - Judge2019 Judge Jerry
as Beetle2019 The Masked Singer
as Beetle (archive footage)2019 The Masked Singer
as Narrator (voice)2018 Explained
as himself2015 Celebrity Family Feud
as Self - Guest Host2008 The Wendy Williams Show
as himself2008 Celebrity Juice
as Self - Host2006 America's Got Talent
as Himself/Restaurant Patron2005 Hell's Kitchen
as himself2003 QI
as himself1998 V.I.P.
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as himself1993 The X-Files
1993 WWE Raw
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Himself - Host1991 The Jerry Springer Show
as Jerry Springer (voice)1989 The Simpsons
as Self - Panellist1979 Question Time

Additional Information

Born: Sunday, 02/13 1944 (February) in Highgate tube station (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Thursday, 04/27 2023 (April) in Chicago (aged: 79)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Forest Hills High School, Tulane University School of Liberal Arts, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Employer: Frost Brown Todd, WTUL, City of Cincinnati, WEBN, WLWT, WMAQ-TV
Father: Richard Springer
Other names for Jerry Springer (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Gerald Norman Springer"
Jerry Springer frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
George Lopez (11x, Actor)
Jon Lovitz (10x, Actor)
Phil Hartman (10x, Actor)
Tom Arnold (9x, Actor)
Matt Groening (9x, Crew)
Conan O'Brien (9x, Actor)
Chris Edgerly (8x, Actor)
Harry Basil (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:30866, Added: 05/09/2018, Last updated: 03/11/2024