Jerry Springer Biography (1944-)

Original name, Gerald Springer; born February 13, 1944, in London, England; immigrated to the United States, 1949; son of Richard (a stuffed animal maker)and Margot (a bank clerk) Springer; married Micki Velten (an administrativeaide), 1973 (divorced, 1994); children: Katie.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Talk show host, actor, producer
Birth Details: February 13, 1944; London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Host, The Jerry Springer Show, syndicated, 1991-
Guest presenter, This Morning (also known as This Morning withRichard and Judy), 1999
Himself, Jerry Springer UK, 1999
Himself, Late Night with Jerry Springer, 2000
Himself, Greed, IO Network, 2001
Also appeared as guest host, The Wright Stuff.
Movies
Class photographer, Since You've Been Gone (also known as Dog Water, Stepping in Dog Water, and Stepping in the Dog Water), ABC, 1998
Specials
Donahue: The 25th Anniversary, syndicated, 1992
Himself, The 1998 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1998
The Daily Show Year-End Spectacular '98, Comedy Central, 1998
Jerry Springer: In the Center Ring, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Sex with Cindy Crawford, 1998
Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1998, ABC, 1998
Himself, My Favourite Frasier, 1999
Himself, Jerry Springer on Sunday, 1999
It's Only Talk: The Real Story of America's Talk Show, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
The Great American History Quiz: Pursuit of Happiness, History Channel, 2000
Host, Now or Never: Face Your Fear, Fox, 2000
Talking to Americans, 2001
Also appeared as host (with others), Jerry Lewis's Stars across America Muscular Dystrophy Labor Day Telethon.
Episodic
Himself, "No Ma'am," Married ... with Children, Fox, 1993
Himself, "Are Talk Shows Out of Control?," Night Stand with Dick Dietrick (also known as Night Stand and Nightstand), E! Entertainment Television and syndicated, 1996
Himself, "What a Day for a Daydream," Roseanne, ABC, 1996
Himself, Goudkust, [the Netherlands], 1997
Springer the vampire slayer, "The Talk Soup Halloween Special," Talk Soup, E! Entertainment Television, 1997
Himself, "The Post-Modern Prometheus," The X-Files, Fox, 1997
Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1997
Himself, "Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?," The Steve Harvey Show, 1997
Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1998
Late Show with David Letterman, 1998
Himself, Ruby Wax Meets, BBC, 1998
Himself, The Roseanne Show, syndicated, 1998
Himself, "House of Soul," Nightman (also known as NightManand Night Man), The Disney Channel and syndicated, 1998

Voice characterization, "Treehouse of Horrors IX," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1998
Himself, TFI Friday, 1998
Himself, "Talk Is Cheap," The Wayans Bros., The WB, 1998
Himself, "All That Glitters," The Love Boat: The Next Wave, UPN, 1998
Himself, "Up Chuck," Early Edition, CBS, 1998
Himself, Des O'Connor Tonight, ITV, 1999
Himself, "Good Val Hunting," V.I.P., syndicated, 1999
Himself, "Mrs. Kraft," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 1999
Jerry Stein, "Devil's Advocate," Malcolm & Eddie, UPN, 1999
Jerry Feller, Sunset Beach, NBC, 1999
Host, Mad TV, Fox, 1999
Himself, "Curling Flower Space," Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Network, 1999
Himself, "The Wish List," Suddenly Susan, NBC, 1999
Himself, "Chums: The One with Ant's Mad Uncle Jerry," SM:TV Live,ITV1, 2000
Electric Playground, 2000
Guest, "The King vs. the Queen," The Cindy Margolis Show, 2000
Guest, "Springer Break," The Cindy Margolis Show, 2000
Himself, Say What! Karaoke, 2001
Larry Winger, "Eve's Talkshow Nightmare," Passions, ABC, 2001
Commissioner, "A Tale of Two Johnsons," Son of the Beach, USA Network, 2001
Himself, "Jenny's 10th Anniversary Show," Jenny Jones, 2001
Himself, "Television Hosts," Weakest Link, 2001
Guest host, "Blonde Ambition," Rendez-Vous, Fox, 2001
Himself, The People of New York vs. Jerry Sadowitz, 2001
Himself, The View, ABC, 2001
Himself, "Celebrity Deathmatch Top 10," Celebrity Deathmatch, 2001
Himself, Beat the Geeks, 2002
Himself, "His 'n' Her Space Cadets," Rendez-Vous, 2002
Also appeared in "Supernatural Sex" and "Getting Even," both Night Stand with Dick Dietrick (also known as Night Stand and Nightstand), E! Entertainment Television and syndicated; ABC News Nightline(also known as Nightline), ABC; Larry King Live, CNN; Sin City Spectacular, ABC; The Entertainment Business, Bravo; Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular, F/X; The Chris Rock Show, HBO;Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television; The Test, F/X.
Television Work
Series
Executive producer, The Jerry Springer Show, syndicated, 1991-
Film Appearances
Himself, Meet Wally Sparks, Trimark, 1997
(In archive footage) Himself, The Big One, 1997
Himself, Kissing a Fool, Universal, 1998
Jerry Farrelly, Jerry Springer: Ringmaster (also known as Springers and Ringmaster), Artisan Entertainment, 1998
A Fare to Remember, 1998 Springer, The 24 Hour Woman, Artisan Entertainment, 1999
Himself, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (also known as Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me), New Line Cinema, 1999
Himself, Sex: The Annabel Chong Story, 2000
Himself, Sugar & Spice, New Line Cinema, 2001
Himself, You'll Never Wiez in This Town Again, Dimension Films, 2002
Film Producer
Jerry Springer: Ringmaster (also known as Springers and Ringmaster), Paradise Film Production Company, 1998
RECORDINGS
Videos
The Best of Ed's Night Party, 1996
Jerry Springer: Too Hot for TV, Real Entertainment, 1998
Himself, Killer Sex Queens from Cyperspace (also known as Killer Queens from Another World and V.I.C.T.I.M.), 1998
The Best of Jerry Springer, Real Entertainment, 1998
Secrets and Surprises, Real Entertainment, 1998
Springer: Bad Boys and Naughty Girls, Real Entertainment, 1998
I Refuse to Wear Clothes!, Real Entertainment, 1998
Albums
Dr. Talk, 1995
WRITINGS
Memoirs
(With Laura Morton) Jerry Springer: Ringmaster, St. Martin's Press(New York City), 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000

Periodicals

Broadcasting & Cable, November 12, 2001, p. 39
People Weekly, January 24, 1994, pp. 73-76
TV Guide, February 28, 1998, pp. 32-37
Variety, May 31, 1999, p. 19

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