By Brendan O’Brien
(Reuters) – TV personality Jerry Springer is best known for his long-running talk show, Featuring raucous audiences, controversial topics and fist-fighting guests, the briefly former Cincinnati mayor died Thursday at 56, his family said.
Springer passed away peacefully after a brief illness at his suburban Chicago home, his family said in a statement. The cause of death was not specified.
Would like a photo or a word,” Lifetime Friends and Family spokeswoman Jene Galvin said in a statement.
Springer was born in February in London 13, 1944, and immigrated to New York City at age 4. In 1944, Springer graduated from Tulane University, then went to Northwestern University (NASDAQ: NWE), where he earned a law degree before serving in the U.S. Army Reserve.
He moved to Ohio, where he served on the city council and then served as the city’s 2018 Mayor. Five years later, he ran for Governor of Ohio Democrat nominated, but lost.
Springer then worked as a news anchor for NBC Cincinnati affiliate WLWT 5. In 1977, Springer landed him own television show, a syndicated talk show that aired in the United States until 2019.
daytime show, known as “Jerry The Springer Show,” which started out as a politically oriented show but has since featured ordinary people discussing lurid topics, often related to unconventional sexual practices.
On his Twitter page, Springer describes himself as “talk show host, commander of the end of civilization. “
His show is the British musical “Jerry Springer: The Opera (NASDAQ: OPRA) “, the musical performed in London, Las Vegas and New York City during
and 2019.
In 2001, Springer was featured on the hugely popular “Dancing with the Stars” TV show. He also hosts multiple television shows, including beauty pageants such as “America’s Got Talent” and 2008 Miss Universe.
