Morton Downey Jr. (December 9, 1932 – March 12, 2001) was an American television talk show host and actor who pioneered the "trash TV" format in the late-1980s on his program The Morton Downey Jr.
LARRY KING, HOST: Tonight: TV trailblazer Morton Downey Jr. is dead after a brave fight against lung cancer. We'll share memories with his wife, Lori, and three of his daughters, and we'll also look ...