Jim Bakker, Televangelist, Dies at 86
The televangelist who built a media empire with his first wife Tammy Faye Bakker has died.
Jim Bakker, the televangelist who built a media empire with his first wife Tammy Faye Bakker, has died. He was 86. (deadline.com; cbsnews.com)
Andrew Garfield portrayed Jim Bakker in 2021’s The Eyes of Tammy Faye. (deadline.com)
Jim Bakker, who along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around the hugely successful "The PTL Club" TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died. He was 86. (deadline.com; cbsnews.com)