Turning darkness to light: Blind entertainer, author, athlete, altruist Tom Sullivan conquers a sighted world
by Robb Fulcher Tom Sullivan has lived a limitless and star-studded life in his 76 years and counting. As an entertainer, he’s appeared on Johnny Carson’s iconic late-night TV show dozens of times, acted his way to two Emmy nominations on prime time shows, cut records for major labels, and sung the National Anthem at a Super Bowl. As a writer, he’s produced successful TV scripts and 15 books, including one that was made into a major motion picture. As an athlete, he became an excellent golfer, a snow skier, a triathlete and a Hall of Fame AAU wrestler. On the altruistic front, he and his wife Patty have raised more than $10 million on behalf of blind children, as he uses his good name to promote their cause and to deflate societal stereotypes. He is so sought after as a corporate speaker that he’s done more than 3,000 such gigs. Almost as a side note, he has been blind from birth. Yes, a side note. Sullivan has lived such an unconfined life, “turning darkness to light” at every turn, that the fact of his blindness in a sighted world seems an afterthought. “I’ve had the most eclectic life,” he understated in an interview. “My life has come in chapters, and it’s been all about…
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