Merv Griffin
Merv Griffin
Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin, Jr.was an American television host, musician, singer, actor, and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer who went on to appear in film and on Broadway. From 1965 to 1986 Griffin hosted his own talk show, The Merv Griffin Show. He also created the internationally popular game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune through his television production companies, Merv Griffin Enterprises and Merv Griffin Entertainment. During his lifetime, Griffin was...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth6 July 1925
CitySan Mateo, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I'm sick. I just got a call from Brereton Jones, the former governor of Kentucky. He said that everybody is so down about this because they thought this horse was so good for racing. It's not life or death. It's just a hair fracture. But it took my breath away when I heard the news.
Unless it's an emergency, don't bother me after 6:00 p.m. and on weekends.
The success of those two shows, ratings-wise and monetarily, are mind-boggling. I mean, each show has got to have brought in over a couple of billion dollars each in revenues.
I picked her because she knew the whole alphabet. She is America's sweetheart.
If you make the customer a promise... make sure you deliver it.
Roger King is, without a doubt, the greatest salesman in the history of anything. And I don't ever limit him just to television. He could sell you anything.
I tell everybody that I’m a quatre-sexual. I will do anything with anybody for a quarter.
I will not be back after these messages
I've outlived all my diet doctors.
That my business success is equal to my personal life.
That I would rather be in another business where a bad cold wouldn't put me out of work.
As a mentalist, perhaps only Orson Wells was in Jason's league. After a career in television, Randal has my endorsement. He's simply the best I've ever seen!
Las Vegas without Wayne Newton is like Disneyland without Mickey Mouse.
Everything that happened to me happened by mistake. I don't believe in fate. It's luck, timing and accident.