Happy 76th Birthday To Jerry Springer

Feb 12, 2020 by apost team

The famous talk show host, Jerry Springer, celebrates his 76th today, February 13th. 

Jerry Springer is a TV personality that most people know from his tabloid talk show, The Jerry Springer Show. He has hosted the show since 1991 and launched a spin-off podcast in 2015. The show is most known for its outrageous guests and controversial topics. 

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Jerry Springer was born to German-Jewish refugee parents Margot and Richard Springer on February 13th, 1944 in Highgate, Middlesex, England. In an interview on The Rosie Show, Jerry discloses how his parents were the "88th and 89th last Jews let out of Germany" and escaped Nazism on August 7th, 1939 with visas to England and the ages of 33 and 35. However, Jerry reveals that both sets of his grandparents were unable to obtain visas and were eventually murdered by the Nazis in concentration camps. 

In January of 1949, Jerry and his parents emigrated to Queens, New York. 

Although he may be most known as a TV host, Springer actually worked in law and politics before he became famous on TV. According to Britannica, after earning a political science degree from Tulane University and a law degree from Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, Jerry Springer worked on the Robert F. Kennedy presidential campaign. He was then later elected mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio and served from 1977 until 1978. 

After making a name in the political world, Jerry Springer aired the first episodes of The Jerry Springer Show, which mostly revolved around political topics, until it departed from its political roots and became a wild TV sensation with famous guests and scandalous stories.

Now Jerry Springer has turned to a new TV project, Judge Jerry. Making a return to his start in law, the arbitration-based reality court show had its first run on September 9, 2019.

Which part of Jerry Springer's career is your favorite? Do you love the original talk show, the new court series, or his time as Cincinnati mayor? Let us know and have others read this article so you can all share your favorite Jerry Springer moments for his birthday!