King timidly turned on the mic and said: 'Hi, my name is Larry King. Larry Zeiger became Larry King on May 1, 1957 and and never stop talking from that day forward. Larry King (born Larry Zeiger) moved to Miami when he was 22-years-old. King didn't meet his son, Larry King Jr. from his second wife, Annette Kaye until he was 33-years-old. After 25 years with CNN, King announced that he would be stepping down from Larry King Life on June 29, 2010.