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Jerry Springer

  • Birthplace: London, England
  • Birthday: February 13, 1944

Jerry Springer's life off-camera has had so many ups and downs, he might well have qualified as a guest on his own syndicated talk show. His parents fled Nazi Germany, escaping the Holocaust that claimed other family members, and eventually settled in Queens, New York. Fresh out of Northwestern University Law School, Springer served as a campaign aide to Senator Robert F. Kennedy and, following Kennedy's assassination, joined a law firm in Cincinnati, OH, where he eventually won a seat on the city's Council-at-Large in 1971. Although a blind da…more

Career Milestones

  • 2006

    Joined the third season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars"

  • 2005

    Starred with Armand Assante in "Citizen Verdict"

  • 2003

    Prepared a candidacy to become the next U.S. Senator from Ohio

  • 1998

    Played himself in the feature "Ringmaster"

  • 1997

    Hired by TV station WMAQ in Chicago to provide daily commentary; anchors Carol Marin and Ron Magers objected and Marin quit the station in protest; Springer resigned after only four days as a commentator

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