Talk show host Jerry Springer died on Thursday, April 27, at the age of 79, after a battle with cancer.
The former politician is best known for “The Jerry Springer Show,” which ran for 27 seasons, and “Judge Jerry,” which only ran for 3 seasons.
However, fans may not know that he was once the mayor of Cincinnati, that he once ran for Congress, or that he was born in the London Highgate Underground station when the station was used as a shelter during World War II.
Did You Know Jerry Springer Was Born In The London Underground During World War II?
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Jerry Springer was actually born Gerald Norman Springer on February 13, 1944. He was born at Highgate London Underground station when it was used as a shelter when the German army bombed the city during World War II.
After the war ended, he grew up on Chandos Street in East Finchley. His mother, Margot Kallman, was a bank clerk and his father, Richard Springer, was the owner of a shoe store. They were both German-Jewish refugees who fled Prussia during the war, in what would now be considered modern-day Poland.
His grandmother, Marie Kallman, was abandoned and died in a gas van at the Chelmno extermination camp in German-occupied Poland. Her other grandmother, Selma Springer, died in hospital at the Theresienstadt concentration camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia.
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When he was only four years old, his parents moved to the Kew Gardens neighborhood of Queens in New York City. One of his earliest memories is watching the 1958 Democratic National Convention on TV when he was 12 years old and being in awe of John F. Kennedy.
After attending local Forest Hills High School, Jerry earned a Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University in 1965. He majored in political science. In 1968, he earned a Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern University.
Jerry Springer Ran for Congress But Became Mayor of Cincinnati
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Jerry served as a political campaign adviser to Robert F. Kennedy, but after his assassination, he began practicing law at the Cincinnati law firm Forest & Jacobs, now known as Frost Brown Todd. Jerry was a partner in the law firm of Grinker, Sudman & Springer from 1973 to 1985, but during that time, his political ambitions began to get in the way.
Jerry ran for Congress in 1970 but failed to unseat Republican incumbent Donald D. Clancy. However, he managed to take about 45% of the vote. Just three days after he announced his candidacy, Jerry was called to active duty and stationed at Fort Knox, as he had also been in the Army Reserves at the time.
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In 1971, he was elected to the Cincinnati City Council but resigned three years later after he admitted to soliciting prostitutes. Although some declared that his career in politics was over, Jerry’s honesty and transparency regarding the incident won him back his seat in the 1975 general election.
In 1982, Jerry sought the nomination to become governor of Ohio. He finished a distant third, and even though “The Jerry Springer Show” started in 1991, he didn’t give up on his political aspirations entirely. He considered running for the US Senate in 2000 and 2004, but decided against it due to the potential negative influence of “The Jerry Springer Show.”
‘The Jerry Springer Show’ First Aired On September 30, 1991
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The iconic show first debuted on September 30, 1991, and was originally designed to mimic “The Phil Donahue Show.” Both shows are produced by Multimedia Entertainment. The show began by talking about serious issues, such as homelessness and gun control, but the format was revamped in 1994 to get higher ratings.
“The Jerry Springer Show” is known for people confronting their family members or friends about topics such as homosexuality, adultery, prostitution or other controversial memberships. By 1998, the show was so popular that it reached over 6.7 million viewers and was more popular than “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in some cities.
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On July 26, 2018, the show aired its final episode after 27 seasons. The CW began airing reruns of the show on September 10, 2018, but a year later, Jerry returned to the air in “Judge Jerry,” which premiered on September 9, 2019.
Unfortunately, the show only lasted for three seasons.
Jerry Latest Appears In ‘The Masked Singer’ As ‘The Beetle’
However, he also made several TV and film appearances, such as in 1999’s “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.” He appeared in an episode of “Married… with Children” and the 1998 film “Ringmaster.” He played the US President in 2004’s “The Defender” and appeared in several episodes of “George Lopez.”
The pop culture icon also made appearances on Netflix’s “Happy!,” “Roseanne,” “The X-Files,” and voiced a cartoon version of herself in The Simpsons’ “Treehouse of Horror IX.” She also made appearances in “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” and “Space Ghost Coast to Coast.”
Most recently, in 2022, Jerry Springer competed in the eighth season of “The Masked Singer” dressed as a giant beetle. She was eliminated on “Muppet Night” alongside “The Vampire Diaries” star Kat Graham, who appeared as “Robo-Girl.”
While Jerry may be gone, his mark on pop culture will never be forgotten.
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