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Born February 13, 1944 in London, England, UK Birth Name Gerald Norman Springer Nickname Sultan of Salaciousness Height 6' (1.83 m)

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Jerry Springer was born on February 13, 1944 in London, England as Gerald Norman Springer. He is a producer and writer, known for Domino (2005), Austin Powers - Spion in geheimer Missionarsstellung (1999) and Ringmaster (1998). He was previously married to Margaret 'Micki' JoAnn Velten.



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Margaret 'Micki' JoAnn Velten (16 June 1973 - 1994) ( divorced) ( 1 child)

Trade Mark (5)

Always closes his televison show with the phrase "Until next time, take care of yourself, and each other."



Known for having a variety of unconventional guests with bizarre stories



New York accent



Blond hair and glasses



His "Final Thought" closing social commentaries



Trivia (43)

Talk show host



Used to be the Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio.



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.



Attended Northwestern University School of Law.



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





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.

Born in a London Underground station after his family fled the Holocaust. The family - mom Margot, dad Richard, and sister Evelyn - moved to Queens, New York in 1949 when Jerry was 5.



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



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.



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



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.



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.



Vice President of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.





Was a campaign aide to Sen. Robert F. Kennedy 's campaign. [1968]

Was elected mayor of Cincinnati in 1977 for one year, receiving the largest plurality in history.



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.





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

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



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." [July 2002]



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





"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.

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.



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.





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

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.





Born on exactly the same day as Stockard Channing

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.





Winner, 2008 Fox Reality Channel Really Award for "Favorite Host" for his appearance in America's Got Talent (2006).



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

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



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



Hosting a talk show in South Africa. His guests are local celebrities. [December 2002]



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



Playing Billy Flynn in Broadway theatrical production of "Chicago." [August 2009]



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





Mentor and friend of Steve Wilkos



Best known by the public for his role as host of The Jerry Springer Show (1991) and Baggage (2010).

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



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



Lampooned by Peter Gabriel.



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.



Personal Quotes (5)

I would never watch my show. I'm not interested in it.



On running for Senate - "I would love to have done it. But I have to have seperation from the TV show. Research showed I could win, but people would want the show to be over before the campaign. It's hard to think about Iraq in the evening when I'm dancing with transvestities in the afternoon."



If a wrestler could be governor, I could be president!



(What's changed over the new millenium): "I've never been older... "



I think technology has changed the way we see things. Human behavior has not changed in the last 3,000 years. There's nothing that has ever been on our show that isn't in the Bible, that isn't in literature, that isn't in Shakespeare.



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