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From ladies’ man to family man! As one of the most recognizable names in broadcasting history, Larry King was quite the catch in his heyday, resulting in eight marriages to seven women.

Larry King has addressed the loss of two of his children, which occurred within weeks of one another. King's son, Andy King, 65, died in late July and his only daughter Chaia King, 51, lost her battle with lung cancer Thursday.

The presenter shared his daughter Chaia with his ex-wife Alene Akins. He also adopted Andy, Alene’s son, from a previous relationship, after the two got married in 1961.

Two of Larry King's children have died in the past three weeks. The 86-year-old TV host has suffered a double tragedy, after losing both his son Andy and daughter Chaia recently.

According to Page Six, Andy died suddenly a ‘couple of weeks ago’, while Chaia died on Thursday after battling lung cancer. A source said: ‘Larry and his three remaining children are distraught, and Larry’s still recovering from his own health issues from last year.’The website added that King, 86, continued to work following the losses, doing two live shows of Politiking with Larry King on Hulu, as his way of ‘processing’ his children’s deaths.King adopted Andy in 1962 when he married his mother Alene Akins.The couple went on to welcome Chaia in 1969, before splitting for good in 1972; although this was their second divorce, having first divorced in 1963 and remarrying four years later. In 1997, King wrote a children’s book called Daddy

American talk show legend Larry King has suffered double tragedy as two of his children have died within weeks of each other.

Two of TV legend Larry King’s grown children have died within weeks of each other, Fox News has confirmed. King's son, Andy King, 65, died within the last few weeks and his only daughter Chaia King, 51, lost her battle with lung cancer Thursday, the New York Post reported.

Two of Larry King‘s children have sadly died within just a few weeks of each other.

Larry King's children have died. The 86-year-old TV host's son, Andy, died suddenly earlier this month, as well as his daughter, Chaia, according to multiple reports.

Larry King has tragically lost two of his children within the past few weeks.