Friends and family are mourning the death ofLarry King, whodiedon Jan. 23 at age 87, three weeks after being admitted to the hospital with COVID-19.
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“Larry lived and lived and relived,” says friend Scott Lazerson, the former executive director of the Larry King Cardiac Foundation. “He had nine lives, if not more.”
And according to friends, the legendary straight-shooter was the same onscreen as he was off.
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King was also exceedingly generous. In 2004, when Lazerson was diagnosed with cancer, King “quietly paid my mortgage,” he says. “I guarantee there are thousands more stories like that.”
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But the Lifetime Achievement Emmy winner was nothing if not humble.
“I did a great many international trips with Larry and he was always surprised when people recognized him,” recalls David Theall, a former producer onLarry King Live and executive producer onPoliticKING with Larry King. “He was always shocked!”
Ultimately, “his body of work and his trove of interviews will make him live on forever,” says Rovou. “It’s comforting. Because you think of Larry as immortal, and in a way, he is.”
source: people.com
