Biography - A Short Wiki
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Dick Ebersol is a famous television executive who is also a senior advisor in NBC UNIVERSAL SPORTS & OLYMPICS. He has also worked as a chairman of NBC SPORTS channel. He has worked on large-scale TV events like NFL and Olympic Games broadcast. He joined ABC Sports, where he worked as Olympic research for the first time. He has won many awards for his remarkable contribution to the production and execution of the Olympic games.
Career Highlights
Read about Dick Ebersol's career and accomplishments in the following section.
In the year 1974, he became director of late-night weekend programming. In the year 1975, he developed and conceived SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. In the year 1981, he returned to SNL and worked as an executive director. In the year 1983, he established NO SLEEP PRODUCTIONS. In the year 1989, he became president at NBC sports. In 1998, he promoted to the position of Chairman.
Family and Personal Life
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He got married to Susan Stafford in the year 1976, but they divorced in the year 1981. Both of them had no children. He got married to Susan Saint James in 1981, and they have three children named Willie and Charlie. They also had a son named Teddy, who died in a plane crash. His wife has two children from her previous marriage. In the year 2004, he carried his two sons in a Private Jet, which crashed, and Teddy died.
| Wife's/Spouse's Name | Susan Saint James |
|---|---|
| Children/Kids | Yes (Charlie) |
| Boyfriend/Girlfriend (Dating) | N/A |
| Civil Status | Married |
Nationality, Net Worth and Other Facts
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| Full/Real Name | Duncan Ebersol |
|---|---|
| Gender (Biological) | Male |
| Age (as of today) | 75 years |
| Date of Birth | July 28, 1947 |
| Place of Birth | Torrington, Connecticut |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 1.78 m, 5 feet 10 inches |
| Weight | 85 kg, 187.5 lbs |
| Net Worth / Wealth | $60 million |
| Occupation | Senior Advisor, Tv Executive |
Height, Weight, and Age
Dick Ebersol's height is above average measuring 1.78 m. Dick Ebersol weighs 85 kg. Being born on July 28, 1947, translates to an age of 75 years as of todays date (May 28, 2023).
Quotes
The second host that I had was an actress I didn’t know named Susan St. James.
Dick Ebersol
If there’s anything that is the center of my career both creatively and emotionally, it’s the Olympics.
Dick Ebersol
Out all of these zillions of letters, one of the first ones that came was, as it turned out from Johnny Carson within the last five or six weeks of his life. I had worked with him. He lost a son who had worked for me.
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She says that I wore some pretty sexy leather pants to that first meeting, but I don’t remember.
Dick Ebersol
The Olympics were produced absolutely the same way from 1960 through 1988. It was always the Western World against the Eastern Bloc. You didn’t even have to spend one second developing the character of any of the Eastern Bloc athletes. It was just good guys and bad guys.
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