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Ed Sullivan

American television host and columnist known for his influential variety show.

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Who is Ed Sullivan?

Ed Sullivan is best known for Creator and host of The Ed Sullivan Show, the longest-running variety show in U.S. television history. On Dead or Alive, Ed Sullivan is listed in the TV Chefs and Hosts category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Ed Sullivan is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Creator and host of The Ed Sullivan Show, the longest-running variety show in U.S. television history.
Listed under: TV Chefs and Hosts

About Ed Sullivan

He was the creator and host of the television variety program Toast of the Town, which in 1955 was renamed The Ed Sullivan Show. Broadcast from 1948 to 1971, it set a record as the longest-running variety show in U.S. broadcast history. "It was, by almost any measure, the last great American TV show", said television critic David Hinckley. "It's one of our fondest, dearest pop culture memories." Sullivan was a broadcasting pioneer during the early years of American television. As critic David Bianculli wrote, "Before MTV, Sullivan presented rock acts. Before Bravo, he presented jazz and classical music and theater. Before the Comedy Channel and The Tonight Show, Sullivan discovered, anointed, and popularized young comedians. Before there were 500 channels, before there was cable, Ed Sullivan was where the choice was. From the start, he was indeed 'the Toast of the Town'." In 1996, Sullivan was ranked number 50 on TV Guide's "50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time".

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Ed Sullivan is known for Creator and host of The Ed Sullivan Show, the longest-running variety show in U.S. television history.

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