The broadcaster's family announced his death today.
‘There will never be anyone better than him in your lifetime, my lifetime or anyone else’s lifetime.’
Best known for fronting titular talk show Parkinson between 1971 and 1982 and then between 1998 and 2007, the broadcaster interviewed some of the world’s most famous faces over the years, including Muhammad Ali, Billy Connolly, Orson Welles and John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Despite being one of the most beloved interviewers on screens for decades, last year Sir Michael admitted heThe broadcaster’s family announced his death aged 88 this week
Appearing on BBC Breakfast, Sir Michael was asked about his iconic career by host Naga Munchetty and admitted he ‘absolutely’ got sick of seeing clips of his past work.‘You’re not yourself at all, it changes you. No matter how considered you might be of the problems of being famous. It changes you.’ After Naga asked ‘how’, he explained that people’s reactions ‘sometimes makes the worst person than you are’.
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