American host Jerry Springer has died at the age of 79, TMZ reports. He is known for the television show "The Jerry Springer Show" The last appearance on television was in 2022 on the entertainment program "Masked singer" According to TMZ, Jerry Springer was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago, and died of the effects of the disease at his home on Thursday morning.

He was born in London but moved with the family as a child to the United States. He graduated in both political science and law, and spent a long time pursuing a political career before becoming known as the host of "TheJerry Springer Show".