1994: Appeared in “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” episode in which Will Smith is a big fan of Cornelius and owns a Don Cornelius doll, which he claims is an action figure; Cornelius also made a ...

Don Cornelius, creator and host of “Soul Train,” a milestone in television programming that introduced generations of viewers to new music and dance trends emerging from black America, died ...

Don Cornelius, creator and host of “Soul Train,” a milestone in television programming that introduced generations of viewers to new music and dance trends emerging from black America, died ...

Quentin Earl Darrington portrays Don Cornelius in “Hippest Trip — The Soul Train Musical,” playing at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco through Oct. 8.