Sul ‧ li ‧ van, Ed /ˈsʌləv ə n, ˈsʌlɪv ə n, ed/ BrE AmE
(1902–74) a US entertainer who had his own television programme called The Ed Sullivan Show , which started in 1948 and continued until 1971. He invited many unknown musicians and ↑ comedian s on his show, which helped many of them to become famous, and the ↑ Beatles and the ↑ Rolling Stones first appeared in the US on his show.