Sullivan was born and raised in, the son of Marie C. and Thomas J. Sullivan, who owned a His caused him to need oxygen treatment while in an Though the treatment saved his life, he was given too much oxygen, which left him permanently blind. (This condition is now known as )
Sullivan had a close and lifelong friendship with actress and her husband they met in 1968 while they were performing on Sullivan and White co-wrote a book, Leading Lady, about Sullivan’s first who lived with White after being retired
Sullivan has worked as an author, composer, motivational speaker, and singer, as well as an actor, director, and producer. Sullivan sang”, the national anthem of the United States, at , and the
He played a recently blinded soldier in a which led to additional acting roles. He also starred as a blind business owner in the episode “To Err is Human”. He had a recurring role on as Frank Riley, who ultimately marries ‘s character. Among the songs Sullivan has written and performed are “All the Colors Of the Heart”, which was used as the theme for his debut episode of Highway to Heaven.
, a 1982 movie based on his time in college, was directed by and starred as Sullivan.
