Larry King becomes spokesperson for a breath freshener

Former CNN host Larry King has taken on a new role on Television - as spokesperson for a breath freshener.

The 77-year-old and his wife Shawn will promote All Natural BreathGemz on TV and radio spots starting this week.

"Everyone knows Larry loves to talk," the New York Daily News quoted King's seventh wife as saying in the commercial.

"Interview," corrects King, dressed in his signature suspenders. "...Having fresh breath is a very important thing to me."

The legendary host said he and his wife, "love" the breath freshener so much that they have become partners with the company. The objective, King said, is to "make sure people share our enthusiasm" for the mint-coated capsules.

Larry King 'set to make his TV comeback'

Talk show veteran Larry King is reportedly in talks to become a contributor to Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show'.

After King was wheeled out of CNN last December, Comedy Central declared, with a straight face, "There's not enough Larry on TV."

"A single conversation has happened. It's still extremely preliminary. He'll be on every now and again, like Lewis Black. He's not joining as a correspondent but a contributor," The New York Post quoted a source as saying.

But other sources said King is talking to his close friends as if it's a done deal.

Larry King announces one-man show tour

Larry King has announced plans to star in a one-man show called Larry King: Standing Up.

The veteran broadcaster will kick off a multi-city tour in April, with a press release promising a "hilarious and insightful" look at his life.

Audience members will also have the opportunity to ask King questions during a Q&A session at each venue.

The tour begins on April 14 in Torrington, Connecticut. It will then travel to Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, New Jersey and Nevada.

King left his long-running CNN show in December but returns to the network for an interview with Piers Morgan this week. The Morgan-King interview will air live tonight at 9pm ET on CNN US and on Thursday at 8pm on CNN International.

Larry King: 'CNN oversold Piers Morgan'

Larry King has suggested that CNN "oversold" Pier Morgan's ability to attract a large viewing audience.

King, who was replaced by Morgan on CNN, told BBC Radio 4's PM that he believes network executives made an error in the way they marketed Piers Morgan Tonight.

"I think one of the problems they did was over-sell it," he said. "He was going to be dangerous, he was going to be water cooler talk."

King added: "He's good but not that dangerous. I think they might have been better off starting quietly and that's not Piers' fault, or maybe it is - I'm not inside anymore."

The 77-year-old broadcaster went on to say that he believes Morgan can be successful in the prime-time slot if he is given the chance to grow an audience over time.

"He's certainly not bad. He's certainly an acceptable host," he said. "He asks good questions... maybe he interrupts a little too much at times. I [just] think he may have been oversold."

King hosted a talkshow on CNN for more than 25 years before leaving the network in December 2010.

Larry King's last show

Around 2.24 million people tuned in to watch radio and TV host Larry King's last CNN broadcast on Thursday night after a 25-year run, according to numbers released by the Nielson Company.

King, 77, hosted high-profile public figures such as former President Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Barbara Walters, Regis Philbin, and Tony Bennett during his last, emotional show.

Earlier this year, CNN celebrated 25 years of 'Larry King Live' with a week of shows featuring big-name guests including President Barack Obama, LeBron James, Bill Gates and Lady Gaga.

Only a few weeks later, in late June, King announced he would stop hosting his TV show. "I talked to the guys here at CNN and I told them I would like to end Larry King Live, the nightly show, this fall and CNN has graciously accepted, giving me more time for my wife and I to get to the kids' little league games," he said at that time.

King said, however, that he will remain a part of CNN by occasionally hosting Larry King specials on major national and international subjects.

"With this chapter closing I'm looking forward to the future and what my next chapter will bring, but for now it's time to hang up my nightly suspenders," King added.

'Larry King Live' was first aired in 1985 and dominated CNN's lineup for 25 years, making it the most watched and longest running program with more than one million viewers nightly. But King recently began suffering in the ratings and there was talk about his future on the television network.

Nonetheless, King is widely recognized as one of the world's best known interviewers. He interviewed tens of thousands of politicians, entertainers, and other newsmakers during his career, which earned him an Emmy Award and many other broadcasting awards.

CNN also announced that "America's Got Talent" judge Pier Morgan, 45, of Great Britain will replace Larry King during his time slot. His "Piers Morgan Tonight" will begin airing on January 17. For the rest of December and during the first weeks of January, CNN will be showing previous Larry King shows.

The deal will be a huge boost for Morgan's career, which will be placing him in a high-rated TV slot to continue with the traditional interviews. However, while ratings are currently high during King's time slot, they could drop dramatically when he leaves.