Merv Griffin Net Worth is
$1.9 Million

Mini Biography

Merv Griffin was a vocalist and band innovator, movie actor, tv personality and press mogul who in his period hosting The Merv Griffin Display (1962) was second in popularity and influence like a chat show host and then Johnny Carson. Griffin was most widely known for creating both most popular video game shows in tv syndication history, Steering wheel of Lot of money (1983) and Jeopardy! (1984) that are viewed by vast sums of people all around the globe. Available globe, he was defined as the visionary chairman from the Griffin Group. Created in the SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, California suburb of San Mateo, Griffin “arrived up through the rates” in the basic sense, entering skill contests, writing tracks, performing on local radio train station KFRC-San Francisco, and later on touring with Freddy Martin Orchestra. He became ever more popular with nightclub viewers and his popularity soared among everyone when he struck yellow metal in 1950 with “I’ve Got a pleasant Couple of Coconuts”, which reached the main i’m all over this the Strike Parade and marketed three million copies. Carrying on to record strikes, including “Wilhelmina” and “Never Been Kissed”, Griffin produced a foray into movies after Doris Day time noticed his nightclub performance and organized a screen check for him at Warner Bros. Studios. While under agreement at Warner Bros., he made an appearance in several hit films, including WHICH MEANS THIS Is Like (1953) with Kathryn Grayson as well as the Boy from Oklahoma (1954) with Can Rogers Jr., and Lon Chaney Jr.. Television after that discovered him. As a normal performer for the Arthur Murray Party (1950), The Jack port Paar Tonight Display (1957) while others, he was provided the chance to sponsor his own tv series, Play Your Hunch (1958). It had been during this time period that he conceived the theory for that which was to become probably one of the most effective game displays in television background, Jeopardy! (1964). Nonetheless it is at 1962 that his profession required its most dramatic change. He became an alternative host for Jack port Paar around the Jack port Paar Tonight Display (1957) and obtained a number of the highest rankings in the show’s background. Because of this, NBC offered him his personal hour-long daytime chat show system, The Merv Griffin Display (1962). Griffin’s name and chat show career will be observed in the light of this of Johnny Carson, the “Ruler of late night time Television”, whom he directly competed with on CBS from 1969 to 1972. Griffin’s 1st daytime talk display began on a single day Carson 1st hosted The Tonight Present (1962). While Carson’s design was indebted to his lengthy apprenticeship in LA in the 1950s, Griffin was located in NY, where he socialized with New York’s movie theater and café crowds. Griffin’s method of television chat was inspired by two NY displays, David Susskind’s The David Susskind Present (1958) and Mike Wallace’s Evening Defeat (1956), and like Susskind and Wallace, he openly embraced controversial topics. In 1965, Griffin was criticized being a “traitor” when he shown a particular from London where Nobel Prize-winning philosopher Bertrand Russell denounced the Vietnam Battle. Despite his success on daytime television, it had been night time that was The ULTIMATE GOAL for talk display hosts. In 1969, CBS employed Griffin to straight contend with Carson in the 11:30 PM to at least one 1:00 AM period slot that experienced confirmed a grave backyard for additional personalities. Not just one to shy from controversy, Griffin started to become harassed by CBS censors who objected towards the antiwar claims of his guests and purchased him to feature pro-war guests for stability. “The irony of the problem wasn’t squandered on me”, Griffin recalls in his autobiography. “In 1965, I’m known as a traitor with the press for delivering Bertrand Russell, and, four years afterwards, we are hard-pressed to discover anybody to speak and only the Vietnam Battle”. In March 1970, CBS censors pixilated antiwar activist Abbie Hoffman because he was wearing a tee shirt that resembled an American flag. The ensuing blurred image intended that Hoffman’s tone of voice emanated from a “jumble of lines”. CBS also pressured Griffin into sacking his long-term sidekick Arthur Treacher, who was simply his television coach, because he was as well outdated. The censorship didn’t boost the rankings for Griffin, who was simply facing stiff competition through the genial Carson, who himself was criticized through the period for shying from controversial subjects. In 1972, a fed-up Griffin negotiated a syndication cope with Metromedia to go his talk show back again to the daytime in the case he was terminated by CBS. The offer was authorized in secret like a charges clause in his CBS agreement offered him $1 million in case of his being terminated. Later that 12 months, CBS terminated Griffin’s late-night chat display and Griffin instantly made the changeover to Metromedia’s syndicated network. While Griffin might have been a washout in night time television, his effect on day time was immense, specifically through his creation of game displays. An avid enthusiast of puzzles since years as a child, Griffin first created a successful video game present in 1964, Jeopardy! (1964) for NBC. After 13 periods being a daytime talk present web host, Griffin retired from his chat present in 1986 to devote himself to making his highly rewarding game shows. Jeopardy! (2002) continues to be the next highest rated video game show in tv syndication while Steering wheel of Lot of money (1983) is still the longest operating game show to carry the main spot in tv syndication history. Additional Griffin successes in the overall game display field included “One inside a Mil” and Joe Garagiola’s Memory space Video game (1971), both airing on ABC, Let’s Play POSTOFFICE on NBC, and Grab the Celebrities (1967). In 1986, Griffin sold his production company, Merv Griffin Businesses, to Coca-Cola’s Columbia Photos Tv unit for $250 million and a ongoing share of the gains from the shows. In those days, the transaction symbolized the biggest acquisition of an entertainment firm owned by an individual specific. Subsequently, Sony Images Entertainment bought Columbia and he retains the name of executive manufacturer of both “Steering wheel of Lot of money” and “Jeopardy!” (that he still produces puzzles and queries.) He offered as Executive Maker of “Males Are From Mars, Ladies Are From Venus” (2000). After his retirement from daytime talk, Merv became a genuine estate baron, acquiring the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, which is currently the venue of preference for practically all from the Tinseltown’s most visible events like the Golden Globe Awards, The Soap Opera Digest Awards, as well as the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Awards. He also owns the Hilton Scottsdale Vacation resort and Villas in Az, and St. Clerans Manor, an 18th hundred years estate once possessed by movie director John Huston which is situated near Galway, the leading holiday resort destination in Ireland. In January 1998, Griffin opened up The Coconut Club, among the country’s most popular swing/dance clubs, at his Beverly Hilton Hotel. This weekend place, designed after Hollywood’s famed Coconut Grove (where Griffin headlined being a guy singer using the Freddy Martin Orchestra) features live Big Rings, Golf swing Orchestras, and Disco Rings amidst a gorgeous nightclub setting. He was honored using the prestigious 1994 Broadcasting and Wire “Hall of Popularity” Award, together with such figures while Diane Sawyer and Dan Rather. Champion of 15 Emmy Honours, Griffin was shown an Outstanding Video game/Audience Participation Display Emmy for 1993-1994 as professional maker of Jeopardy! (1984) He previously been the receiver of the desired Scopus Award through the American Close friends of Hebrew College or university, “The Duke Prize” presented with the John Wayne Cancers Institute, and he previously been honored with the American Ireland Finance and the Talk about company. He was Life time Honorary Celebration Chairman of La Quinta Arts Celebration and lately donated his Wickenburg Inn and Dude Ranch to Childhelp USA. In March 2001, the Gold Label released his brand-new CD, “It’s Wonderful”, that he made up the title music. Among his personal passions are his family members, boy Tony Griffin, daughter-in-law Tricia, and grandchildren Farah and Donovan Mervyn, his long-haired sharpei pet Charlie Chan, his La Quinta ranch near Carmel, where he increases thoroughbred race horses, and his 135 feet, four-story high sea heading yacht, Griff. Merv Griffin passed away at age group 82 of prostate tumor in LA, California on August 12, 2007.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Merv Griffin
Net Worth	$1 billion
Date Of Birth	July 6, 1925
Died	August 12, 2007, Los Angeles, California, United States
Height	1.75 m
Profession	Screenwriter, Film Score Composer, Television producer, Talk show host, Actor, Business magnate, Media proprietor, Singer, Entertainer
Education	San Mateo High School
Nationality	American
Spouse	Julann Wright
Children	Tony Griffin
Parents	Rita Elizabeth Griffin, Mervyn Edward Griffin, Sr.
Awards	Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show, Academy of Country Music Awards Jim Reeves International Award, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Writing for a Talk, Service or Variety Program, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding host/hostess in a variety series
Nominations	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host, Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance - Variety Or Music Program, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series
Movies	Alice in Wonderland, Slapstick of Another Kind, The Boy from Oklahoma, Phantom of the Rue Morgue, So This Is Love
TV Shows	The Merv Griffin Show, Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, Play Your Hunch, Dance Fever, Merv Griffin's Crosswords, Rock & Roll Jeopardy!, Monopoly, Wheel 2000, Click, Pole Chudes, La Roue de la fortune, Kolo Fortuny, La ruleta de la fortuna, Lykkehjulet, Keep Talking, Reach for the Stars, Memory Game, Ruckus, Super Jeopardy!, TV Land Moguls, Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy! broadcast information, Word for Word