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Morton Downey Jr.
American television talk show host (1932–2001)
This article is about the talk show host. For his father and singer, see Morton Downey.
Not to be confused with Robert Downey Jr..
Morton Downey Jr. (December 9, 1932 – March 12, 2001), born Sean Morton Downey, 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.[2][3][4][5]
Early life
[edit]Downey's roots were in show business; his father, Morton Downey, was a popular singer, and his mother, Barbara Bennett, was a stage and film actress and singer and dancer.
Downey did not use his legal first name (Sean) in his stage name.[6] His aunts included Hollywood film stars Constance and Joan Bennett, from whom he was estranged, and his maternal grandfather was celebrated matinée idolRichard Bennett.
Born into a wealthy family, he was raised during the summers next door to the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.[7] Downey attended New York U
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