Merv Griffin Overview:

Actor, Merv Griffin, was born Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. on Jul 6, 1925 in San Mateo, CA. Griffin died at the age of 82 on Aug 12, 2007 in Los Angeles, CA .

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television. In addition, Griffin was inducted into the TV Hall of Fame .

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Although the divorced father of one son, Tony, and a constant companion to actress Eva Gabor over the years, it was generally known in the Hollywood circle that Griffin was gay. In 1991 the 65-year-old Griffin faced a multimillion-dollar palimony suit from former Griffin bodyguard and horse trainer Brent Plott, a 37-year-old who maintained he was Griffin's business consultant and lover and was entitled to a portion of Griffin's amassed fortune. That same year, Deney Terrio, host of "Dancer Fever," filed an $11.3 sexual harassment lawsuit against Griffin. Both cases were thrown out.

Born in San Mateo, California, he took to the piano at age 4 and received lessons at a music conservatory in nearby San Francisco. In 1945 he heard about an audition for a piano player at KFRC radio but found out that they needed a singer instead and applied for that job. He got it and within a few days was hosting his own 15-minute radio show five days a week.

Hit #101 on the Billboard 'Bubbling Under the Hot 100' Chart in 1961 with "Banned in Boston" (Carlton 540).

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