Hector Penate

Hector Penate is a 29-year-old actor. Shawn Southwick-King, the wife of Larry King, had a year long extramarital affair with the actor in 2007-2008. The Enquirer reports Penate is the couple's son's baseball coach which is how he and Southwick-King met. The Enquirer has also reported the Larry King and Shawn Southwick-King are divorcing.¹

Fast Facts

1. Penate appeared in the TV shows The King of Queens and South Beach
2. Penate is Southwick-King's son's baseball coach
3. Penate and Southwick-King had a year long affair
4. The Enquirer reports they even made love on Larry King’s desk when he wasn't home¹
5. Larry King is the host of Larry King Live on CNN
6. Southwick-King is also a TV host and hosted Access Hollywood in the 1980s
7. Shawn Southwick-King checked into rehab over the summer for an addiction to painkillers
8. Southwick-King is 48
9. King is 72
10. The couple have been married for 11 years and have 2 children together¹
11. Larry King was not aware of the affair

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Larry King | Shawn Southwick | CNN | The King of Queens

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