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
Merv Griffin quotes about
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.
Las Vegas without Wayne Newton is like Disneyland without Mickey Mouse.
That my business success is equal to my personal life.