Larry King's Plans: Bagel Store, Pitchman?

Is Larry King getting out of the nightly TV game in order to open a bagel shop?

Deadline's Mike Fleming reports that now that "Larry King Live" is ending and King is free to pursue other options, one thing he's planning is bringing a New York-quality bagel store to Los Angeles:

Just before he announced his exit, King closed a deal to become a financial partner in The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Company, a Florida-based enterprise that claims to have developed a water treatment technology that replicates the H2O from the New York borough that is the key to churning out bagels that taste like they were made in Brooklyn (I'm not kidding). King will lend his name and his stature to an expansion effort that will bring an eatery to Beverly Hills, and franchises could spring up around the country. It all might lead to a public offering.

Meanwhile, the New York Post spoke with King's personal publicist, Howard Rubenstein, who said that King may be lending his name to much more than just bagels.

"He could be the spokesman on television for any product," Rubenstein said. "I could see billboards going up all over and with his picture on it saying, 'Buy so-and-so.'"

The Post also quotes an unnamed agent (who does not represent King) as saying that King stands to gain way more financially outside "Larry King Live" than he did while hosting the show.

"Losing that talk show may be the best thing that ever happened to him -- financially," the agent said.

Comments

[ddemos]

01:19 PM on 07/06/2010

I hope so...now that makes this man relevant..­.

[WeCanDoMore]

08:40 PM on 07/05/2010

LA needs a good bagel!

[judiNJ]

05:20 PM on 07/05/2010

What is with all the foodies? First Jack Abramoff and his new pizza career and now it is Larry King and a bagel shop.

[long live israel]

04:41 PM on 07/04/2010

King is a bagel. A big zero.

[larce1948]

12:37 PM on 07/04/2010

WTF is a balgel? That my friends is Americas 4th of July where we all agree to get drunk, burn meat and blow things up.

[larce1948]

12:31 PM on 07/04/2010

Darn right I would buy a balgel from Larry King. Listen to him try to do a coherent interview? Not so much.

[1sanevoice]

12:25 PM on 07/04/2010

Theres a witty comment forming somewhere in my mind about kings libido and bagel holes. Its too early to tell if it would be funny.

[angelrubes]

10:27 PM on 07/03/2010

Just right for a CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM­, episode.

[imsosure]

06:38 AM on 07/03/2010

Hold on there, wait a minute, nope I don't care. wow imagine that, not being interested in Larry King, whew i must be the only one.

[hotbarb2614]

04:04 PM on 07/02/2010

King needs to go,I'm tired of hearing about him and the antics that went on to save his show.

[sarapy]

11:40 AM on 07/02/2010

a brooklyn bagel = $100 ? oh, yeah, it's worth it !

[angelrubes]

10:30 PM on 07/03/2010

You got that right! Moved to Ohio from Bklyn, NY and boy do I miss a NY bagel. I bring them back and freeze them. But, there's nothing like a hot, fresh Bklyn bagel with butter....­yummy. While he's at it, can he add a bialy too?

[Uosdwis]

09:37 AM on 07/02/2010

"Cream cheese, HULL-O!!"

[1logicalthinker]

02:51 AM on 07/02/2010

Thirty years ago, Larry King did a five hour nightly radio show for Mutual Broadcasti­ng. He was always telling true stories of his growing up in Brooklyn.

One such story told how Larry, and some friends, including Hall of Fame pitcher, Sandy Koufax, drove from Brooklyn to New Haven, CT in search of 15 cent Carvel ice cream. I loved that story and Larry told it numerous times, he even proclaimed­, "Every inch of this story is true," he says. "It seems like it's not, but it's true. I swear to God."

The truth, according to Sandy Koufax own words, is that he (Sandy) had never been to New Haven, CT, and was not a friend of Larry King. Evidently, Larry has trouble with the difference between truth and fiction. The link is below:

http://www­.washingto­npost.com/­wp-dyn/con­tent/artic­le/2006/11­/27/AR2006­112700884.­html

[imsosure]

06:40 AM on 07/03/2010

I'm toughed, truly, deeply and heart felt in ways that only you could understand­, bless your heart, ain't that sweet?

[Alex Da Ponte Melo]

01:43 AM on 07/02/2010

By The Onion, no? lol

[olddognewtrick]

12:45 AM on 07/02/2010

Boiled or steamed?