Larry King's greatest moments

Larry's greatest hits? There were a few, and after 25 years, more than that. But choices must be made, and here are 10 noteworthy Larry King interviews, in no particular order:

FRANK SINATRA

May 13, 1988

King loved Sinatra and Sinatra - who rarely submitted to interviews - returned the favor. A rare clip survives revealing a puffy Sinatra, confessing that he "trembled" every time he walked on stage.

TAMMY FAYE MESSNER

July 19, 2007

Maybe the most memorable of all - Messner, evangelist, and object of scorn for much of the '80s, appears, in the last stages of cancer. "Are you a little bit scared?" Larry wondered. Her sad, still-heavily-lined eyes said it all. But she added: "A little bit for my children mostly." She died hours after the interview.

MARK FELT

April 25, 2006

Mr. Deep Throat and Larry had him. Did Felt like being called "Deep Throat," Larry asked. "Yes . . . "

PARIS HILTON

June 27, 2007

Hilton is released from prison after a short stay, and King - after running out of questions about jail-cell amenities asks - why does "everybody follow you around?" Per Paris, "I have no idea . . . "

OPRAH WINFREY

Sept. 25, 2006

The Queen of talk tells the king of talk that Barack Obama should be president - her first and only endorsement. "Yes, I do believe it's possible" - that an African-American can be elected, she said. Larry nodded. Oprah beamed. The rest is history.

MARLON BRANDO

April 5, 1996

Elusive oddball, onetime genius actor, playfully pastes paper towels on Larry's face, tweaks his nose, closes the interview with a kiss on Larry's lips. Larry kissed back.

ROSS PEROT

Feb. 20, 1992

A TV classic for the ages, as the feisty quasi-libertarian not only creates an indelible "Saturday Night Live" impression, but an indelible "LKL" one too. "First thing I'd like all of you do is look in the mirror - we're owners of this country but we don't act like owners. We act like white rabbits that get programmed by messages coming out of Washington."

O.J. SIMPSON

Oct. 4, 1995

Following his acquittal in the murder trial of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson, O.J. Simpson suddenly talks, or babbles. He calls in to the show, and blurts out, "I've been watching your show and I don't really have a lot to say now and pretty soon I'll have all - I have enough to say to everybody and hopefully answer everybody's questions." Still waiting, O.J.!

CARRIE PREJEAN

Nov. 11, 2009

Beauty queen and fairly odd interview subject removes her mic, tells Larry he's being "inappropriate." He asks her a question a moment later, and she says: "I can't hear you."

JERRY SEINFELD

Nov. 2, 2007

King asks if "Seinfeld" was canceled and the star goes ballistic. "You think I got canceled!? . . . Do you know who I am? . . . Jeez, can we get a resume in here that Larry can go over?" Certainly one of my personal favorites.