For 25 years, Larry King wore suspenders and interviewed the most famous people in America on CNN’s Larry King Live before his retirement in 2010. He kissed Marlon Brando on air, and Tammy Faye Messner (otherwise known as Tammy Faye Bakker, of runny makeup fame) announced she had lung cancer on his show. He got a rare interview with Frank Sinatra. and Lady Gaga dressed as the King himself to tell King’s viewers that she may have Lupus. He even talked to former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which President George W. Bush himself wouldn’t do.
The 10 Most Influential 80-Year-Olds
Happy Birthday, Larry King! Joining the broadcast royal are nine other 80-year-olds who continue to lord influence