Morton Downey Jr.

This article is about the talk show host. For his father and singer, see Morton Downey.
Morton Downey Jr.
Downey in the 1980s
Born
Sean Morton Downey

(1932-12-09)December 9, 1932
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedMarch 12, 2001(2001-03-12) (aged 68)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationsTalk show host, actor
Spouse(s)
Helen Marie Rowan
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(m. 1954; div. 1959)​

Joan Tyrrell
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(m. 1962; div. 1978)​

Kim Cotten
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(m. 1978; div. 1989)​

Lori Krebs
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(m. 1993)​
Children4
Parents
RelativesTony Downey (brother)
Richard Bennett (grandfather)
Adrienne Morrison (grandmother)
Lewis Morrison (great-grandfather)
Constance Bennett (aunt)
Joan Bennett (aunt)

Morton Downey Jr. (born Sean Morton Downey; 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. Show.

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