Ed Sullivan Net Worth
Ed Sullivan Net Worth is
$1.4 Million
Ed Sullivan Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
The beloved graven image of TV variety from 1948 to 1971 on CBS, Ed Sullivan originally made his name as a newspaper sportswriter, radio broadcaster and theater columnist for the New York Daily News. His column focused primarily on Broadway shows and juicy items about its stars. Hired in 1932 by the CBS network as a rival of radio commentator ... | Full Name | Ed Sullivan |
| Date Of Birth | September 28, 1901 |
| Died | 1974-10-13 |
| Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Height | 5' 7½" (1.71 m) |
| Profession | Producer, Actor, Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Sylvia Weinstein |
| Children | Betty |
| Parents | Peter Arthur Sullivan, Elizabeth F. Smith |
| Siblings | Daniel Sullivan |
| Awards | Golden Globe Award for Television Achievement |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special, TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials, TV Land Favorite Variety Show Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Series - One Hour or More, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Musical, Variety, Audience Participation o... |
| Movies | The Singing Nun, There Goes My Heart, Merrily We Live, Mr. Broadway, 2. Episode 2, 1. Episode 1 |
| Star Sign | Libra |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | On camera, very nervous, never made eye contact, spoke barely above a whisper. |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I've tried every way I know to smile into a camera, but I can't do it. |
| 2 | I am the best damned showman in television. |
| 3 | Tonight, we have a real big show... |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Father-in-law of Robert Precht. |
| 2 | Had a twin brother Danny that died before their first birthday. |
| 3 | During a Nov. 20, 1955, telecast, Sullivan expressed dismay that Bo Diddley performed his self titled recording of "Bo Diddley", prior to his performance of "Sixteen Tons", a 1955 million seller for Tennessee Ernie Ford. Bo had performed "Sixteen Tons" during rehearsal for the show. Ed said he was "double-crossed". Bo would later explain that he read both "Bo Diddley" and "Sixteen Tons" on the cue card and thought he was expected to sing two songs. Though considered a legendary performer, Diddley never returned to the show, and that may have cost him spots on other TV and film venues. |
| 4 | In 1967 controversy arose on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) with the use of the word "higher" in The Doors' performance of "Light My Fire". The next year The Association performed their 1966 hit, "Along Comes Mary" on the show with its reference to marijuana: "Now my empty cup is sweet as the punch". That got past the censors, practically unnoticed. |
| 5 | Sullivan, who played himself in Bye Bye Birdie (1963), would later reprise the "One Last Kiss" segment "for real" on his weekly variety show. During Dec. 1966 Gary Lewis & The Playboys performed the song, on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), shortly before Lewis' actual induction into the US Army. |
| 6 | Irish-American. |
| 7 | Appears on a 44¢ USA commemorative postage stamp, issued 11 August 2009, in the Early TV Memories issue honoring "The Ed Sullivan Show" (which began as The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)). |
| 8 | Like Elvis Presley and Liberace, both of whom guested on his show at various times, Sullivan was the survivor of a pair of twins, the other of whom was stillborn. |
| 9 | Is portrayed by Will Jordan in I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), The Buddy Holly Story (1978) (voice), The Doors (1991), Mr. Saturday Night (1992) and Down with Love (2003). |
| 10 | He has always been a very popular target for impressionists, even by Wak (Robert Picardo), a fictional alien in Explorers (1985). He is also one of the few celebrities to have had impressionists (such as Jerome Patrick Hoban and Nick Toth) who have made a career just out of impersonating him. |
| 11 | From the moment that Elvis Presley hit #1 on the charts in 1956, Sullivan insisted that his act was vulgar, distasteful and that he would never stoop to displaying that kind of entertainment on his show. However, when Steve Allen booked Elvis on his show in July, it turned out to be a ratings blockbuster. The very next day, despite everything he had previously said, Sullivan booked Elvis, who appeared the following September and made two more appearances in October 1956 and later in January of the next year. |
| 12 | One of the songs in the rave Broadway musical "Bye Bye Birdie" was a choral, evangelical song sung by the McAfee family, who have just found out they are going to appear on Ed's show. On June 12, 1960, the cast of "Bye Bye Birdie," fronted by patriarch Paul Lynde, appeared on Sullivan's 12th anniversary program to perform the complete song, with dialog, that led up to "Hymn for a Sunday Evening" and Paul's declaration, "Ed, I love you!" |
| 13 | He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6101 Hollywood Blvd |
| 14 | Singer Roberta Peters appeared on Sullivan's show more than anyone else--67 times. |
| 15 | A gentle, compassionate showman, there was still another side to Sullivan. He could be very quick to take offense if he felt that he had been crossed or betrayed and could hold a grudge for a long time. Comedian Jackie Mason and the rock group The Doors were two cases in point who got on Ed's bad side. In the case of The Doors, Jim Morrison agreed to change what Sullivan considered inappropriate lyrics in performing their rendition of "Light My Fire." Come air time Morrison sang the offensive lyrics anyway. The group never returned to his show. As for Mason, the comedian noticed some off-stage finger gestures from Ed which meant for him to end the routine. According to Mason, he jokingly took the moment to comment on the signs by saying "and here's a finger for you, and one for you . . . " Sullivan thought that Mason was really giving him "the finger" on the air. Outraged, he barred Mason from any further appearances on his program. The controversy over the "finger" damaged Mason's career. He retaliated with a libel suit in the New York Supreme Court and won, but his career was hurt nevertheless. Sullivan and Mason eventually patched up their differences and Mason returned to do a guest appearance on the show in 1967. |
| 16 | Although Elvis Presley made his debut on Sullivan's show on September 9, 1956, Sullivan was not actually the host that evening. Less than a week earlier, Sullivan was involved in a near-fatal auto accident that knocked out all his teeth and broke his ribs. Nonetheless, he was watching from his hospital room when guest host Charles Laughton introduced Presley in New York, followed by Presley's segment live from CBS Television City in Hollywood, as Elvis was in Hollywood filming Love Me Tender (1956). |
| 17 | In 1961, CBS asked him to fill in for an ailing Red Skelton on The Red Skelton Hour (1951). Rather than simply being a host, Sullivan donned the costumes and makeup and successfully performed Skelton's characters in the written comedy sketches, including one character renamed "Freddie the Freeloader.". |
| 18 | Reportedly columnist Harriet Van Horne wrote of Sullivan, "He got where he is not by having a personality, but by having no personality; he is the commonest common denominator." Sullivan sent her a short note back reading: "Dear Miss Van Horne, You bitch. Sincerely, Ed Sullivan.". |
| 19 | Sullivan paid out of his own pocket for the funeral of dancer Bill Robinson ("Bojangles"), who died penniless. It was one of the many acts of quiet personal generosity for which Sullivan was known among his friends. |
| 20 | Daughter's name is Betty. She was born on 22 December 1930 and married Robert Precht in 1952. |
| 21 | Interred at Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, USA. |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis: The Ed Sullivan Shows | 2006 | Video documentary producer - archive footage | |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | TV Series executive producer - 20 episodes, 1959 - 1967 producer - 3 episodes, 1955 - 1964 |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Phynx | 1970 | Ed Sullivan | |
| The Last of the Secret Agents? | 1966 | Ed Sullivan (uncredited) | |
| The Singing Nun | 1966 | Ed Sullivan | |
| The Patsy | 1964 | Ed Sullivan (uncredited) | |
| Bye Bye Birdie | 1963 | Ed Sullivan | |
| The Ballad of Louie the Louse | 1959 | TV Movie | Special Bit |
| Senior Prom | 1958 | Ed Sullivan - Newspaper Columnist | |
| The Phil Silvers Show | 1956-1957 | TV Series | Ed Sullivan |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1955 | TV Series | Bus Driver |
| Big Town Czar | 1939 | Narrator / Newspaper Columnist | |
| Mr. Broadway | 1933 | Ed Sullivan |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me | 1940 | story "Fashions For Sale" | |
| Alice in Movieland | 1940 | Short from an original story by | |
| Big Town Czar | 1939 | story "Czar of Broadway" | |
| There Goes My Heart | 1938 | from an original story by | |
| Merrily We Live | 1938 | additional dialogue - uncredited | |
| Mr. Broadway | 1933 | screenplay / story |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Jack Benny Program | 1963 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Magic of Bing Crosby | 1991 | Video special thanks - as Dr. Sullivan |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| Ed Sullivan's PBS Rock & Roll Classics: Top Performers | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Six Ed Sullivan Shows starring 'The Rolling Stones'- Deluxe Edition | 2011 | Video | Himself |
| Four Ed Sullivan Shows Starring 'The Rolling Stones' | 2011 | Video | Himself |
| The Best of 'The Supremes' on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' | 2011 | Video | Himself |
| Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles | 1974 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Broadway | 1973 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Flip | 1971-1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1968-1972 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself - The Monster (Sketch) / Himself |
| Zenith Presents: A Salute to Television's 25th Anniversary | 1972 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 14th Annual Grammy Awards | 1972 | TV Special | Himself |
| The ABC Comedy Hour | 1972 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| This Is Your Life | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1948-1971 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself |
| Fight of the Century | 1971 | TV Movie | Himself - Audience Member |
| Ed Sullivan's Armed Forces Tour | 1970 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Great Santa Claus Switch | 1970 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Kraft Music Hall | 1968-1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The David Frost Show | 1969-1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1954-1969 | TV Series | Himself / Cameo / Himself - Cameo / ... |
| The Joan Rivers Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' | 1968 | Short | Himself |
| What's My Line? | 1950-1966 | TV Series | Himself - Mystery Guest |
| The Beatles at Shea Stadium | 1966 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| An Hour with Robert Goulet | 1964 | TV Special | Himself |
| Freedom Spectacular | 1964 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Jack Benny Program | 1959-1963 | TV Series | Himself / Gentleman Jim Sullivan |
| CBS: The Stars' Address | 1963 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1959-1962 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Million Dollar Incident | 1961 | TV Movie | Himself |
| CBS Fall Preview Special: Seven Wonderful Nights | 1961 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Disneyland '59 | 1959 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 11th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1959 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| General Electric Theater | 1959 | TV Series | Himself |
| Mr. Adams and Eve | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| This Is Your Life | 1957 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Man on Fire | 1957 | Himself - Trailer Narrator (uncredited) | |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1956 | TV Series | Himself |
| The $64,000 Question | 1955 | TV Series | Substitute Host |
| I've Got a Secret | 1955 | TV Series | Himself |
| Look Up and Live | 1954 | TV Series | Himself |
| General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein | 1954 | TV Movie | Himself / Host |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | 1953-1954 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Host |
| Person to Person | 1953 | TV Series documentary | Himself - TV Show Host |
| Arthur Godfrey and His Friends | 1953 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Host |
| Ghost of the Town | 1952 | Short | Himself (voice, uncredited) |
| Olympic Fund Telethon | 1952 | TV Special | Himself |
| Premiere | 1951 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Ford Theatre Hour | 1951 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Texaco Star Theatre | 1950 | TV Series | Himself - TV Emcee |
| Hollywood Goes to Town | 1938 | Short documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Broadway Highlights No. 2 | 1935 | Short | Himself - Newspaper Columnist |
| Ed Sullivan's Headliners | 1934 | Short | Himself - Newspaper Columnist |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| A Football Life | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Sixties | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself / Himself - Host of Toast of the Town |
| Glad All Over: The Dave Clark Five and Beyond | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles | 2014 | TV Special | Himself |
| Éternelle Jean Seberg | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Morecambe & Wise: The Whole Story | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| My Music: Burt Bacharach's Best | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Elvis Found Alive | 2012 | Himself | |
| The Unforgettable Ernie Wise | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Best of 'The Temptations' on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' | 2011 | Video short | Himself |
| Family Band: The Cowsills Story | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N Roll Revolution | 2011 | Video | Himself - Host |
| My Music: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself |
| De jaren stillekes | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| Muppets 201: Rarities from the Henson Vault | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| American Masters | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Doors: When You're Strange | 2009 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Back Nine at Cherry Hills: The Legends of the 1960 U.S. Open | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| Pioneers of Television | 2008 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Hormigas blancas | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Brando | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Elvis: The Ed Sullivan Shows | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Elvis by the Presleys | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| Broadway: The American Musical | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Fidel Castro. Ewiger Revolutionär | 2004 | Documentary short | Himself |
| American Experience | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| ESPN SportsCentury | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Magic and Mystery Tour | 2003 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' | 2003 | Video | Himself |
| Ed Sullivan's Rock 'n' Roll Classics, Vol. 4: Elvis & Other Rock Greats | 2003 | Video | Himself |
| Biography | 1994-2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Ed Sullivan Presents: The Beatles | 2003 | Video | Himself |
| Casper and Wendy's Ghostly Adventures | 2002 | Video | Himself (uncredited) |
| Life and Times | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself |
| He Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley | 2000 | Video documentary | Himself |
| ABC 2000: The Millennium | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Heroes of Comedy | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | 1999 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Winchell | 1998 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| A Really Big Show: Ed Sullivan's 50th Anniversary | 1998 | TV Special | Himself |
| Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory | 1997 | Himself | |
| George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy | 1997 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television | 1996 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Beatles Anthology | 1995-1996 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Pioneers of Primetime | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Ed Sullivan All-Star Comedy Special | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit | 1991 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 | 1991 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Best of Gleason 3 | 1989 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues | 1988 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Gleason: He's the Greatest | 1988 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewer / Himself (Interview Sketch) |
| Presley | 1987 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years | 1986 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Arena | 1984-1985 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Ingrid | 1984 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Right Stuff | 1983 | Himself | |
| The Compleat Beatles | 1982 | Video documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Red Skelton: A Comedy Scrapbook | 1981 | Video documentary | Himself - Host / Clem Kadiddlehopper / Deadeye / ... |
| This Is Elvis | 1981 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash | 1978 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| When Television Was Young | 1977 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television | 1975 | TV Special | Himself |
| Elvis on Tour | 1972 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
Known for movies
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
as Producer
General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (1954)
as Himself / Host
The $64,000 Question (1955)
as Substitute Host
Four Ed Sullivan Shows Starring 'The Rolling Stones' (2011)
as Himself