Jerry Springer reached millionaire status before his devastating death in April 2023.
It was announced that the former TV show host had passed away after battling with pancreatic cancer aged 79-years-old. His family released a statement on Thursday that described his death as an "Irreplaceable loss."
"Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word,” Jene Galvin, a spokesman for the family said.
“He’s irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories of his intellect, heart and humor will live on.”
Before his passing, Jerry garnered a net worth of $60million thanks to his career in TV and politics.
He was widely known for his work as a host on his programme The Jerry Springer Show which launched in 1991. It actually started as a political commentary program but shifted to focus on tabloid news in the mid-'90s to gain better ratings.
Before the show ended in 2018, it became a cultural phenomenon and is often cited as an example of "trash TV" or "tabloid talk." At the peak of the show, Jerry was earning an annual salary of $8 million.
After being crowned the Sultan of Salaciousness, he went on to star in TV shows like America's Got Talent, Judge Jerry, The Simpsons and films such as Ringmaster, Netflix's Happy! and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.
In 2008, he was inducted into the Television Hall Of Fame.
As recently as 2022, Jerry continued to make TV appearances. In the October of that year, he starred in The Masked Singer and was revealed to be Beetle, but fans were left shocked when it was shown to be Jerry.
The first clue for Beetle was "a leaf" which made some fans speculate that it could be Michael Keaton because he was the titular character in Beetlejuice.
Jerry also worked as a lawyer and politician and even served as Mayor of Cincinnati from 1977 to 1978.
Before his death, he resided in Bird Key, Florida near Sarasota in a $2million home, with four bedrooms and five bathrooms.
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