Jerry Springer

Joined the third season of ABC s Dancing With the Stars

Starred with Armand Assante in Citizen Verdict

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

Played himself in the feature Ringmaster

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

Released country album Dr Talk , covering such stalwarts as Hank Williams, Ernie Ashworth and Bob Dylan; wrote title cut during a plane ride

Hosted syndicated talk show, The Jerry Springer Show ; launched show in Cincinnati, moving it to Chicago a year later

Became news anchor and managing editor at WLWT-TV, pushing Channel 5 to number 1 in local ratings; did not relinquish his post until January 1993 when the strain of commuting to and from Chicago (for his talk show) became too great

Lost Ohio Democratic gubernatorial primary

Was political reporter and commentator for Cincinnati s WLWT-TV (Channel 5)

Stepped down as mayor of Cincinnati

Received more votes than any other councilman (largest plurality in city s history), becoming mayor of Cincinnati

Resigned his post after vice cops discovered his visits across the Ohio River to a Kentucky massage parlor, where he employed the services of a prostitute; came clean to stunned news reporters at a press conference

Won a seat on the Cincinnati city council

Joined a Cincinnati law firm and became active in local referendum to lower Ohio s voting age to 19

Served as a campaign aide to Senator Robert F Kennedy

Family emigrated to United States when Springer was five years old (date approximate)

Parents fled to London from Nazi Germany

Announced his bid for Ohio congressional seat; three days later, Army reservist Springer called to active duty and sent to Fort Knox, KY (perhaps it was just coincidence that his opponent, five-term incumbent Don Clancy, sat on the House Armed Services Committee)

Grew up in Queens, NYC

Signed contract to continue doing talk show through 2002

Upon his discharge four months later, resumed his bid for Clancy s seat, losing by a modest margin

Will co-host with Tom Green a week in review style program called Fairly Unbalanced, centered around discussing headlines and newsmakers and generally offering their observations on political and pop culture-oriented topics (lensed 2004)