Controversial talk show host Jerry Springer, who starred in The X-Files, dies of oncology 04/27/2023, 7:00 p.m.

One of the most famous television hosts in the United States died today. Jerry Springer was battling cancer in the last months of his life. In April, the screen star’s condition took a sharp turn for the worse.

The tragic news came from the family of the deceased. Relatives of the artist said he died peacefully at his home in suburban Chicago. “Jerry’s ability to connect with people was the foundation of his success in everything he did, whether it was politics, television or just meeting fans on the street… He is irreplaceable. Our loss is very painful, but the memory of his intellect, heart and humor will live on,” the TV presenter’s relatives assured.

Jerry Springer was born on February 13, 1944 in London’s Highgate tube station, which was used as a shelter from German air raids during World War II, The Sun reports. His parents, Margo and Richard Springer, are German Jews who emigrated from Germany to Britain in 1939 for fear of Nazi persecution. In 1949, Jerry moved to the United States with his mother, father and sister, spending his childhood in the New York area of ​​Queens.

The first episode of The Jerry Springer Show was broadcast on September 30, 1991. Initially, the television project was positioned as a serious program about politics, but three years later, Springer and new producer Richard Dominik decided to change the format to attract a wide audience. Since then, the main characters of the show have become guests who want to discuss personal problems. The program began to cover such scandalous topics as adultery, incest, pedophilia, prostitution, pornography, homophobia and others. Studio guests often used profanity. There were skirmishes between them that escalated into a fight, so several guards were always present on the set.

The program gained enormous popularity – for 27 years, almost 4 thousand episodes were broadcast, similar projects appeared on many channels in different countries, including Russia. At the same time, The Jerry Springer Show was criticized for crudeness and violence, and its host was accused of bad taste and low intellectual level. TV Guide magazine even called the show the worst TV program of all time.

Springer has also acted in television series and films. He can be seen in projects like Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, The X-Files, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and others. In the 1970s, the actor entered politics – he even became the mayor of Cincinnati.

Jerry was married once. In 1973, he married Mickey Welton, and three years later, a daughter, Katie, appeared in their family. The couple divorced in 1994.