How did Jerry Springer die? According to Jene Galvin and TMZ, Jerry Springer died from his brief illness of pancreatic cancer. He was diagnosed with the disease months before his death. A close friend Rabbi Sandford Kopnick told People, “He hasn’t been sick for a long time. He died of cancer, and he didn’t have cancer for very long.”

Jerry Springer died of pancreatic cancer, but only suffered shortly as his diagnosis came just ahead of his death. A new documentary gives fans a glimpse into his life.