Produced in 1936, Don Cornelius is well known to people as a TV personality and television producer which will be the primary sources of Don Cornelius net worth. He was mainly generally known as a creator of the TV show called “Soul Train” which was a franchise associated with music and dancing. He was the host of the show involving the years 1971-1993. Don Cornelius was born in the Southern area of Chicago but grew up in Bronzeville.
In an identical year Don Cornelius got work in a WVON radio station where he was chosen to be a disc jockey, news host and reporter. One year later he was encouraged to work at WCIU TV that was a television network created in Chicago. It added first larger amounts of cash to the total sum of Don Cornelius net worth.
After his service there, he worked rather lots of occupations including working in a insurance provider, selling cars and tires and working in a Chicago Police Department. He quit his job because he registered to study broadcast medium in 1966. Among the very shocking facts is the fact that at that time he had two sons and just 400 dollars in his bank account, hence his determination to leave his job looked rather odd to folks who understood him.
In 1970, his show called “Soul Train” was began and it became a daily show which added enormous amounts of cash to Don Cornelius net worth. In 1971, the show was relocated to la. He began the show because in 1960 Don Cornelius recognized that there are not so many shows about music and musicians, hence he introduced his show in which lots of soul music singers appeared. Moreover, he encouraged lots of African American musicians to perform on his show as well as because manner they were introduced into a bigger American audience. Therefore, the show “Soul Train” helped lots of African American musicians to get understood.
September 27, 1936, Chicago, Illinois, United States)
Died
February 1, 2012, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Chicago
Profession
Television producer, TV Personality, Screenwriter, Actor, Television presenter, Announcer, Disc jockey
Education
DuSable High School
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Victoria Cornelius (m. 2001–2009)
Children
Anthony Cornelius, Raymond Cornelius
Nicknames
Donald Cortez Cornelius , Donald Cortez "Don" Cornelius
Awards
Grammy Trustees Award, TV Land Pop Culture Award
Movies
Jackie's Back, Mafia!, Tapeheads, Roadie
TV Shows
Soul Train
Star Sign
Libra
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Trademark
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Deep baritone voice
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Shouted the name of the TV show in nearly every theme song.
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Closed the show with the catchphrase - "We Wish You Love, Peace & Soul!"
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Old Fashioned Round Spectacles
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Quote
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[Who toyed with the idea of a Soul Train channel]: We came to the conclusion that we came along a little late to make it happen. There's also the problem of whether or not I had the energy to start something of that magnitude from scratch.
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[Who remained grateful to the musicians who made Soul Train (1971), a pop culture African-American show]: The show remains vibrant because the songs are. I figured as long as the music stayed hot and important and good, that there would always be a reason for 'Soul Train.'
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[When he went to divorce court]: I am 72 years old. I have significant health issues. I want to finalize this divorce before I die.
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[on the death of Barry White in 2003]: There was no match for Barry White. His music is just going to live forever. It's not limited to disco or soul or hip-hop or anything.
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[on selling Soul Train (1971) in 2008]: The Soul Train legacy and brand are of the utmost importance to me and to Soul Train's millions of fans. After years of offers, I feel the time is now finally right to pass the torch. The MadVision team understands and respects my vision, and they share my own commitment to seeing the brand rise to the next level.
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[on Soul Train (1971)'s success]: We just seem to be surrounded on this anniversary show by all of our personal favorites. I have to say that in the first person, because they're my personal favorites.
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[About the dancers who care about the music he recorded on Soul Train (1971)]: I figured as long as the music stayed hot and important and good, that there would always be a reason for 'Soul Train.'
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It's always a pleasure to find something that matters.
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We can't make it important to anybody else. Some of the audience we serve doesn't really care about what you did yesterday and you have to be cognizant of that ... But it's important to us.
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Fact
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He was known to be a very private man.
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Was a close personal friend of Rev. Al Sharpton for over 35 years, since Sharpton was a teenager. Sharpton was a guest on Soul Train (1971).
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Upon his death, he was cremated and his ashes were given to his family.
Best remembered by the public as the host of Soul Train (1971).
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Before he was a successful television host, he joined Chicago's television station WCIU-TV in 1967, and hosted a news program called, 'A Black's View of the News.'.
Used $400 of his money to produced and create Soul Train (1971), which was an African-American dance program.
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Before he was a television host, he did everything from announcer to news reporter to disc jockey.
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He joined the United States Marine Corps and served 18 months in Korea.
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Long before Jody Watley became one of the members of the group Shalamar, and a successful solo artist, she used to guest-star on his show as one of the dancers, as a teenager.
Sentenced to three years of probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor spousal battery [March 21, 2009].
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Began and hosted his show, Soul Train (1971), now in its 34th year, on October 2, 1971. It is the longest-running first-run syndicated show in the history of television. His son, Tony Cornelius, who was formerly married to actress Amy Hunter, is the line producer of his show.
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Discovered by WVON Radio personality Ed Cobb. In the mid-1960s, Cobb while driving ran a traffic violation and was pulled over by Chicago Police officer Don Cornelius. While officer Cornelius was asking him the typical traffic stop questions, Cobb noticed his unique speaking voice and told him that he was in the wrong profession. Cobb suggested that Cornelius come down to the radio station and make a demo tape. Don took him up on it and was hired as an announcer.
$15 Million
