Don Cornelius(1936-2012)

Don Cornelius was born on 27 September 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Soul Plane (2004) and Soul Train (1971). He was married to Viktoria Chapman and Delores Harrison. He died on 1 February 2012 in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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4.6

8.1

TV Series

6.6

21st Annual Soul Train Music Awards
6.3
TV Special
- executive producer
- 2007
The 20th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
6.4
TV Special
- executive producer
- 2006
The 8th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
8.9
TV Special
- executive producer
- producer
- 2005
The 10th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
TV Special
- executive producer
- producer
- 2005
The 19th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
6.3
TV Special
- executive producer
- 2005
Soul Train
8.1
TV Series
- executive producer
- producer
- 1971–2004
The 18th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
4.8
TV Special
- executive producer
- 2004
The 17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
6.2
TV Special
- executive producer
- 2003
8th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
TV Special
- executive producer
- 2002
The 16th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
4.0
TV Special
- executive producer
- 2002
7th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
TV Special
- executive producer
- 2001
The 15th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
TV Special
- executive producer
- 2001
6th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
TV Special
- executive producer
- 2000
5th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
TV Special
- executive producer
- 1999
The 13th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
TV Special
- associate producer
- 1999

Trivia
In the mid-1960s, WVON Radio personality Ed Cobb was pulled over by Chicago Police officer Don Cornelius. When Officer Cornelius asked him typical traffic stop questions, Cobb noticed his unique speaking voice. Cobb told him that he was in the wrong profession, and suggested that Cornelius come down to the radio station and make a demo tape. Cornelius took him up on it, and was hired as an announcer.

Quotes
We can't make it important to anybody else. Some of the audience we serve doesn't really care about what you did yesterday and you have to be cognizant of that ... But it's important to us.