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'''Jerry Springer''' (born '''Gerald Norman Springer''' February 13, 1944, in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]) is a popular American talk show host that hosts the ''Jerry Springer Show'' since 1991.  Much of the show is staged for entertainment purposes and will usually degrade into a pushing and shouting match.

'''Jerry Springer''' (born '''Gerald Norman Springer''' February 13, 1944, in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]) is a popular American talk show host that hosts the ''Jerry Springer Show'' since 1991.  Much of the show is staged for entertainment purposes and will usually degrade into a pushing and shouting match.  

He has a [[B.A.|Bachelor's Degree]] in political science from [[Tulane University]] and [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Northwestern University]] Law School.<ref>http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jerry-springer/bio/156840</ref> Before becoming a talk show host, Springer was active in politics in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], and first became a city council member in 1971.  A prostitution scandal in 1974 unsaddled him only briefly and the city council elected him as mayor for one year in 1977-78. For a week in 1997, he was briefly a news commentator for a Chicago-area television station before quitting over protests.<ref>Carter, Bill. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01E5DC1739F93AA35756C0A961958260 Springer Quits News Show, Citing Attacks]. ''The New York Times'': May 9, 1997</ref>

He has a [[B.A.|Bachelor's Degree]] in political science from [[Tulane University]] and [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Northwestern University]] Law School.<ref>http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jerry-springer/bio/156840</ref> Before becoming a talk show host, Springer was active in politics in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], and first became a city council member in 1971.  A prostitution scandal in 1974 unsaddled him only briefly and the city council elected him as mayor for one year in 1977-78. For a week in 1997, he was briefly a news commentator for a Chicago-area television station before quitting over protests.<ref>Carter, Bill. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01E5DC1739F93AA35756C0A961958260 Springer Quits News Show, Citing Attacks]. ''The New York Times'': May 9, 1997</ref>

<blockquote>"I would never watch my show. I'm not interested in it." - Jerry Springer<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/959370.stm Springer's 'silly' show]. BBC News: October 6, 2000</ref></blockquote>

<blockquote>"I would never watch my show. I'm not interested in it." - Jerry Springer<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/959370.stm Springer's 'silly' show]. BBC News: October 6, 2000</ref></blockquote>

Springer had a radio program on the Air America network in 2005-06 and in the fall of 2006 competed on ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars''. He hosted the popular ''America's Got Talent'' for seasons two and three. He also hosts the dating show ''Baggage''on the Game Show Network.

Springer had a radio program on the Air America network in 2005-06 and in the fall of 2006 competed on ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars''. He hosted the popular ''America's Got Talent'' for seasons two and three. He also hosts the dating show ''Baggage'' on the Game Show Network.

==Jerry Springer The Opera==

==Jerry Springer The Opera==