Larry King and His Many Wives

Larry King is known for straight lace to the point interviews, no holds bar. He has interviewed also every celebrity and major politician and even some hard nose criminals. So, Larry King is no guest to media coverage. He has been doing television since 1957 and has accomplished more in his business and personal life than most people do in an entire life time.

Known as a quick stepper and a fast retreater King has married seven times and divorced eight times, marrying one of his former wives twice. Larry King has had a knack for pretty women and it has showed in the women he married.

In 1952 at the tender age of nineteen King and his high school sweet heart Freda Miller, decided to tie the knot. The union last but one year and the couple divorced in 1953 due in part t to their parent who called for an annulment.

He then went on to marry Annette Kaye but that too ended in divorce while she was pregnant. Even though the union produced a son Larry Jr, It is unfortunate that King was not part of his son's childhood as he was not told of his son's existence until the boy was in his thirties. Annette Kaye did not tell Larry King about his son until she was on her death bed fifteen years ago.

In the same year his son would have been born 1961 he married his third wife Alene Akins a playboy bunny. During that time he adopted her son Andy from a previous marriage. Divorce was eminent and the couple parted ways in 1963. But, fate would have it and Larry and Alene would cross path years later in 1967, they would tie the knot and the repeated union produced a daughter named Chaia. They divorced for the second and final time in 1972.

Larry King's marriage to third wife Mickey Sutphin in 1963 produced a daughter named Kelly King ended in separation in 1966. While at that time he reconciled with Alene Akins where their second marriage took place in 1967.

With all his inauspicious past marriages Larry had not given up on finding true love and went to marry Sharon Lepore in 1976. That union did not produce any children and they divorced in 1983.

He then met business woman Julie Alexander and was smitten by love again, he asked her to marry him on their first date which was Aug 1, 1989. Due to the long distance relationship they were separated in 1990 and divorced in 1992.Not giving up on love cupid struck again in Larry kings life and he married his present wife Shawn Southwick. She also a TV personality made the perfect match for King and the couple was married in 1997. The union produced two sons Chance and Connor who are the apples of their 76 year old father's eyes. The couple has a long marriage in the eyes of Hollywood. However, circumstances have brought them to the verge of divorce. Lets hope fate can play a part and repair any fore seen dismay.

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Peoples Magazine April 2010