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Biography

Born

9/28/1901, New York, New York, USA

Died

10/13/1974

Birth Name

Edward Vincent Sullivan

Gender

Male

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Star (3)

Role
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Host
  - S 23: Ep 14 December 28, 1969: Thelma Houston, Jerry Vale, Roberta Peters, Robert Merrill
    12/28/69
  - S 23: Ep 13 December 21, 1969: The Swinging, Soulful Sixties
    12/21/69
  - S 23: Ep 12 December 14, 1969: The Jackson 5, Lainie Kazan, Wayne & Shuster
    12/14/69
  - S 23: Ep 11 December 7, 1969: 5th Dimension, Imogene Coca, Ferrante & Teicher, Richard Tucker
    12/7/69
  - S 23: Ep 10 November 30, 1969: Neil Diamond, Julie Budd, Sergio Franchi, Irwin C. Watson
    11/30/69
  - + 703 More Credits
- See America with Ed Sullivan
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 1 San Francisco
    10/16/60
- Toast of the Town
  Host
  - S 8: Ep 54 scheduled: Julius LaRosa & the winners of the Navy's World Wide Talent Contest
    9/18/55
  - S 8: Ep 53 Jane Russell & Jeanne Crain / Phil Silvers & "Bilko" cast / Ames Brothers
    9/11/55
  - S 8: Ep 52 Georgia Gibbs / 1956 Ice Capades / Donna Atwood
    9/4/55
  - S 8: Ep 51 scheduled: Eartha Kitt; Jay Lawrence; The Mariners; The Chicago Festival Singers
    8/28/55
  - S 8: Ep 50 scheduled: Rosalind Russell, Gloria DeHaven, Eddie Albert, Tony Bennett
    8/21/55
  - + 374 More Credits
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- The Red Skelton Show
  cameo
  - S 19: Ep 5 Kaye Ballard / Paul Revere and the Raiders
    10/21/69
  - S 18: Ep 1 He Who Steals My Robot Steals Trash
    9/24/68
- The Red Skelton Show
  Emcee
  - S 10: Ep 13 Garry Moore and Herb Shriner (guest hosts)
    1/17/61
- The Red Skelton Show
  Bus Driver
  - S 5: Ep 1 5th Season Premiere (in Color)
    9/27/55
Guest Star (20)

Role
- SportsCentury
  Himself (archive footage)
  - — Joe Namath
    1/25/01
- The Kopykats
  Guest Host
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Kopykats # 3
    2/9/72
- Greatest Games
  Himself [on <i>The Ed Sullivan Show</i>]
  - S 1: Ep 6 The 1958 NFL Championship
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 July 7, 1969
    7/7/69
  - S 2: Ep 91 January 5, 1970
    1/5/70
- Kraft Music Hall
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 6 The Friars Club Roasts Johnny Carson
    10/23/68
  - S 12: Ep 14 The Friars Roast Jack Benny
    1/21/70
- The Red Skelton Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 18: Ep 1 He Who Steals My Robot Steals Trash
    9/24/68
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 194 May 30, 1968
    5/30/68
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 139 April 2, 1968
    4/2/68
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Season 1, Episode 1
    2/5/67
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest #2
  - S 18: Ep 8 EPISODE #835
    10/23/66
- The Jack Benny Program
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 7 Ed Sullivan Show
    11/5/63
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 14: Ep 29 EPISODE #655
    3/17/63
  - S 10: Ep 2 EPISODE #432
    9/14/58
  - S 2: Ep 8 EPISODE #23
    11/5/50
- The Jack Benny Program
  Himself / Gentleman Jim Sullivan
  - S 9: Ep 15 Ed Sullivan/Genevieve Show
    4/5/59
- General Electric Theater
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 17 Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home?
    1/25/59
- Mr. Adams and Eve
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 26 Back Page
    4/1/58
- The Red Skelton Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 21 Deadeye and the Indians
    2/9/54
- Person to Person
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 11 December 11, 1953
    12/11/53
- Ford Theatre
  Host
  - S 3: Ep 10 The Presentation of the Look Magazine TV Awards
    1/12/51
- Texaco Star Theater
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 7 10/31/1950
    10/31/50
- Celebrity Time
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 21 5/21/1950
    5/21/50
Cameo (1)

Role
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
  Cameo
  - S 3: Ep 1 Show #201
    9/29/68

Ed Sullivan News

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See Some Oddly Compelling Photos of Various Late Show Guests with a Piece of Dried Chewing Gum

By Brian Abrams, Apr 14, 2011

Late Show writer Steve Young posts quips and paparazzi-style photos on his behind-the-scenes blog, the latter of which all contain a fame-seeking piece of gum. read more
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Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon are New BFFS

By Brian Abrams, Mar 30, 2011

The hosts' game of charity grab-ass has escalated to all-new proportions. read more

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Trivia
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- Ed married Sylvia Weinstein on April 28, 1930 and they remained married until her death on March 16, 1973. They had one child together.
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- Ed has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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- Ed is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York.
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- Ed Sullivan: If you set the rate at 68 cents, it will damage the quality of education in Stafford. However, if it drops any lower, it will be devastating.
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- Ed Sullivan: But it turns out its not a big deal. The imports help, but not significantly.
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- Ed Sullivan: The United States construction industry is ready to digest this large increase in capacity. Regions with a vibrant economic base dominate the location of plant expansions and the related escalation in private, commercial, and public infrastructure construction will require additional materials.
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