UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - SEPTEMBER 12: Larry King visits "Extra" at Universal Studios Hollywood on September 12, 2017 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES - Larry King, the legendary American talk-show host, has died.
He was 87.Ora Media, the company King cofounded, announced King's passing Saturday morning with a statement on his Twitter account."With profound sadness, Ora Media announces the death of our co-founder, host, and friend Larry King, who passed away this morning at age 87 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles," the statement saidIn Late December 2020, King was hospitalized with a case of COVID-19.