Victoria Cornelius was the ex-wife of American television show host and producer Don Cornelius.
Victoria Cornelius was born Victoria Chapman and she was the second wife of Don Cornelius.
Victoria and Don Cornelius were married for 8 years; 2001 – 2009.
Much is not known about Victoria Cornelius. However, her husband, Don Cornelius was an American television show host and producer widely known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show Soul Train, which he hosted from 1971 until 1993.
Don Cornelius sold the show to MadVision Entertainment in 2008.
Originally a journalist and inspired by the civil rights movement, Don Cornelius recognized that in the late 1960s there were very few television venues in the United States for soul music.
Don Cornelius introduced many African-American musicians to a larger audience as a result of their appearances on Soul Train, a program that was both influential among African Americans and popular with a wider audience.
As writer, producer, and host of Soul Train, Don Cornelius was instrumental in offering wider exposure to black musicians such as James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, and Michael Jackson, as well as creating opportunities for talented dancers, setting a precedent for popular television dance programs.
Don Cornelius said, “We had a show that kids gravitated to,” and Spike Lee described the program as an “urban music time capsule”
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