Jerry Springer
Remembering Jerry Springer: The talk show host's life and career in photos
USA TODAY
Updated April 27, 2023, 12:13 p.m. ET

Jerry Springer, controversial talk-show host and former Cincinnati mayor, has died at 79. His family confirmed in a statement that he died at home in suburban Chicago on April 27, 2023, after a brief illness. A look back at his TV and political career in photos.
ANNE RYAN, USA TODAYMakeup artist Ginger Damato applies cosmetics to Jerry Springer before the taping of his show on April 20, 1998.
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Jerry Springer smokes a cigar in his office during an interview prior to the taping of his show on April 20, 1998.
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Jerry Springer (center) poses with the cast of "Chicago" at the Cambridge Theatre on Feb. 17, 2009, in London. Springer starred the hit musical for six weeks, playing the part of Billy Flynn.
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George Hamilton (left) and Jerry Springer backstage at the Comedy Central roast of David Hasselhoff held at Sony Pictures Studios on Aug. 1, 2010, in Culver City, California.
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Jerry Springer paired with dancer Kym Johnson to compete on Season 3 of "Dancing With the Stars" in 2006. He was eliminated in the seventh week.
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Jerry Springer and Emma Hignett in 2004, when Springer took a spin as a DJ at Capital Gold Studios in London.
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Jerry Springer discusses 25 years of his TV show with AOL Build on May 19, 2016, in New York.
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Jerry Springer smokes a celebratory cigar at the height of his TV success in 1998.
MICHAEL E. KEATING, GPNJerry Springer in Philadelphia, discussing the first day of the Democratic National Convention.
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