King died on January 23 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 87.
His death was announced on Twitter by his production studio, Ora Media.
While no cause of death has been announced so far, King had been diagnosed with COVID-19 a few weeks ago and was admitted into the intensive care unit on New Year’s Eve.
The television icon had the honour of interviewing world leaders, Hollywood stars and set the benchmark of talkshow hosting much before other players entered the field. In this Dec. 16, 1999 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. George W. Bush jokes with CNN s Larry King after finishing the Larry King Live show from the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, Tenn. After 25 years of Larry King Live, Larry King will hang up his suspenders with his last broadcast on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010.