Anthony Sullivan (pitchman)
| Anthony Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Anthony John Sullivan 11 February 1969 Devon, England, UK |
| Residence | United States |
| Occupation | Infomercial pitchman |
Anthony "Sully" Sullivan (born 11 February 1969) is a British infomercial pitchman of mediashopping in the United States, best known for his roles in television commercials.[1]
Early life and career
Sullivan was born Anthony John Sullivan in Devon, England on 11 February 1969. In the early 1990s, Sullivan moved to the United States and teamed up with a manufacturing company to create the "Smart Mop". A few years later, he took that live on the Home Shopping Network (HSN), where he would meet his future partner and friend Billy Mays. In the mid-1990s, HSN hired Sullivan as a primetime network show host. In 1998, he left HSN and formed Sullivan Productions in Tampa, Florida.[2] In 2002, Sullivan did an infomercial for the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for the PlayStation 2. This infomercial was released in 2013 following a lawsuit. This is further evidenced by an image of the game's box in PitchMen.
He has been featured on USA Network's Eco-Challenge Fiji, NBC's 1 vs. 100, Rachael Ray, Good Morning America, The Today Show, Hollywood 411, Access Hollywood, Inside Edition, BBC 2's Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, as well as news programs on MSNBC, ABC, CBS, BBC, and Fox News Channel.
He was also featured in articles in the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, USA Today, St. Petersburg Times, Advertising Age, Fortune Magazine, Playboy, and many other publications.
PitchMen
Sullivan stars in a Discovery Channel reality series, PitchMen. In the first season, he co-starred alongside Billy Mays. Following Mays' death from heart disease in 2009, Sullivan became the sole star in season two. The show follows how new products are selected by the firm in association with DRTV giant Telebrands and its CEO Ajit J. Khubani, the products' origins and their inventors, and the production of the advertising.[3]
Sullivan and Mays appeared on the June 23, 2009 episode of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien.[4] Following Mays' death, Sullivan became the main spokesperson for TeleBrands as well as the Mighty Corporation and the OxiClean line of products from Church & Dwight.
References
- ↑ "Anthony Sullivan". anthonysullivan.com. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ↑ "Sullivan Productions". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ↑ Lucas, Paul "Pitchmen with Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan Premieres April 15", Ridiculous Infomercial Review, April 14, 2009
- ↑ "Sullivan on The Tonight Show". Retrieved 26 June 2011.