Johnny Carson

Born: 1925-10-23, Corning, Iowa, USA

Died: 2005-01-23

Biography

John William Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known as the host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson received six Primetime Emmy Awards, the Television Academy's 1980 Governor's Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.

Filmography

• The Simpsons (1989)
• Newhart (1982)
• Cheers (1982)
• The United States Steel Hour (1953)
• The Jack Benny Program (1950)
• Space Ghost and Dino Boy (1966)
• E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
• The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s (2002)
• The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There (1985)
• It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration (1987)
• Cancel My Reservation (1972)
• Finster (2022)
• The Best of Carson, Volume 1 (2006)
• The Battered Bastards of Baseball (2014)
• Llyn Foulkes One Man Band (2013)
• Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front (1977)
• A Love Letter to Jack Benny (1981)
• The Minnie Riperton Story (2009)
• The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special (1986)
• The Great Toilet Paper Scare (2020)
• Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom (1992)
• Three Men on a Horse (1957)