Shawn Southwick King is an American singer, actress, television host, and producer. She is best known as the eighth wife of famed radio and TV host and longtime CNN host Larry King since 1997. Interestingly, she is the only one to have lasted into the double digits. Get the low on the 5ft 11in beauty below.
Who is Shawn Southwick King?
She was born Shawn Ora Engemann on the 5th day of November 1959 in Studio City, Los Angeles, California. His father, Karl Engemann, was a longtime associate of the Osmond family. He managed Marie Osmond for 35 years and also served as editorial manager at Capitol Records. Marie is Shawn’s childhood friend. His mother’s name was Jerri. She was a singer who had sung with singers Ray Conniff and was also a studio singer for a number of famous musicians such as Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan.
Shawn has a younger sister, Shannon who is also a singer and an older brother, Paul who became a pop musician. Their uncle, Bob Engemann, was one of the pioneer members of the 1960s trio, The Lettermen.
Coming from a family with deep roots in the entertainment and showbiz industry, it was no surprise that she took the high call early on. As such, she spent her early years performing as a singer. both soloist and performer, he was surrounded by showbiz and elite class professionals.
Shawn Southwick King was in the class of 1977 North Hollywood High School, California and also attended Brigham Young University, a private institution located in Provo, Utah. Besides singing, Shawn started performing after college. She mainly featured in primetime TV shows where she found popularity but also had roles in films such as Monaco Forever (1984), Rover Dangerfield (1991), Christmas Eve (2015 ) alongside Patrick Stewart and Straight (2018) with Larry King.
Before moving to television, she played Pam Flinders in the 1974 production Saturday Warrior about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a teenager. She is a member of the religious sect.
Clearly built for the limelight, Shawn Southwick King has also found success as a TV show host. She was a co-host on The World of Guinness World Records Spectacular with David Frost and from 1990 to 1996 hosted USA Network’s weekly entertainment news program and presents a television show known as Hollywood Insider
In 1975, she released the song, Pour ton amour with her brother, Paul; the sibling duo was billed as Christopher Paul and Shawn. The song reached the national record at number 91. Since then, specializing in the country genre, she has released other songs including a CD, In My Own Backyard for Lofton Creek Records in 2005 and sang the titular song, Gotta Love the Holidays on a 2012 compilation to support the LarryKing Cardiac Foundation. Additionally, Shawn Southwick King has also sung in recording sessions for such acclaimed artists as Neil Diamond, Bobby Sherman, and Tennessee Ernie Ford.
In 2008, she entered rehab for an alleged addiction to prescription drugs, but was successfully treated.
Is she still married to Larry King?
Before Shawn married Larry King, she was the wife of Daniel Southwick. On October 24, 1980, they tied the knot and had a son, Danny Southwick. Danny was born on September 28, 1981 and is a professional soccer player.
After her divorce from Southwick, she married King on September 5, 1997, in the most unusual place: his hospital room in Los Angeles where he was awaiting surgery. Three days after their nuptials, he underwent heart surgery to clean out a clogged blood vessel. Together they are the parents of two sons: Chance Armstrong (born March 9, 1999) and Cannon Edward (born May 22, 2000).
Despite being together for such a long time, their union was not without challenges from infidelity to neglect. Both sides blamed and accused each other, but valiantly rode the storm.
The height of it was in 2010 when they split on July 7, 2010, however, they reversed their decision and filed motions to dismiss, claiming that their family, children and love for each other outweighed their personal differences. officially reconcile.
In 2012, after leaving CNN, Larry launched OraTV, named after his wife, with his partner, Carlos Slim. On the platform, he produces his new show, Back & Forth, and Shawn often co-hosts podcasts with him.
