Jerry Springer

American television personality and politician

Born: 13 February 1944, Highgate tube station
Died: 27 April 2023, aged 79
Birth name: Gerald Norman Springer

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Gerald Norman Springer (February 13, 1944 – April 27, 2023) was an American broadcaster, television host, and politician. He was best known for hosting the controversial tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show from 1991 to 2018. Noted as a pioneer in the emergence of "trash TV", his eponymous show was a "commercial smash and certifiable cultural phenomenon" in the 1990s.

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