Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson
	Carson in October 1970.
Birth name	John William Carson
Born	October 23, 1925; Corning, Iowa
Died	January 23, 2005 (aged 79); West Hollywood, California
Nationality	American
Years active	1950–1992
Genres	Satire, sketch comedy, improvisational comedy
Subject(s)	current events, American politics, American culture, pop culture
Influenced	David Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Fallon
Spouse	Joan Morrill Wolcott ; (m. 1949–1963; divorced) ; Joanne Copeland ; (m. 1963–1972; divorced) ; Joanna Holland ; (m. 1972–1985; divorced) ; Alexis Maas ; (m. 1987–2005, his death)
Notable works and roles	Host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Signature
Website	http://www.johnnycarson.com/
Emmy Awards
	Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement; 1976 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson; 1977 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson; 1978 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson; 1979 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ; Governor's Award; 1980 ; Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program (Series); 1992 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Peabody Awards
	Personal Award 1985
American Comedy Awards
	Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication; 1987 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ; Lifetime Achievement Award; 1992 Lifetime Achievement

John William "Johnny" Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host and comedian, known for thirty years as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992).

Early life and career

Carson was born in Corning, Iowa, in 1925, to Homer Lloyd "Kit" Carson, a power company manager, and Ruth (Hook) Carson, who was of Irish ancestry. He grew up in the nearby towns of Avoca, Clarinda, and Red Oak in southwest Iowa before moving to Norfolk, Nebraska, at the age of eight. At the age of twelve, Carson found a book on magic at a friend's house and immediately purchased a mail-order magician's kit. He debuted as "The Great Carsoni" at age 14 and he was paid US$3; many other performances at local picnics and country fairs followed.

Carson joined the U.S. Navy on June 8, 1943, received V-12 officer training at Columbia University^[1] and Millsaps College,^[2] and continued to perform magic.

Death

Carson died in West Hollywood, California from respiratory failure caused by emphysema, aged 79.^[3]

References

↑ "Careers Johnny Carson". Military.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
↑ "Timeline". Millsaps College. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
↑ Longtime host of 'Tonight Show' dies at 79 Archived 2009-06-22 at the Wayback Machine Associated Press, February 8, 2005

Other websites

Quotations related to Johnny Carson at Wikiquote
Media related to Johnny Carson at Wikimedia Commons

Johnny Carson on IMDb
Johnny Carson at the Internet Broadway Database
Official website for The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
"Article on Johnny Carson". Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. at Salon
"On Carson's contribution to Late Night". Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. at The New Republic
Tynan, Kenneth. 1978 profile, The New Yorker
The Johnny Carson Show, USA Today
Martin, Steve. Posthumous Letter to Carson, The New York Times
Watch on line either clips from or entire program Johnny Carson King of Late Night - Watch The Full Documentary Archived 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine pbs.org Includes a page on the making of the documentary.
Episodes and highlights of the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson are available on DVD at http://JohnnyCarson.com, on iTunes at http://itunes.com/JohnnyCarson, and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/JohnnyCarson
Follow Johnny Carson on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JohnnyCarson and Facebook at http://facebook.com/JohnnyCarson.

Obituaries

Obituary at CNN
Obituary Archived 2009-06-22 at the Wayback Machine at MSNBC
Wolcott, James. Obituary Archived 2009-11-30 at the Wayback Machine, Vanity Fair
Severo, Richard; Carter, Bill (January 24, 2005). "Johnny Carson, Low-Key King of Late-Night TV, Dies at 79". The New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2014.

Media offices
Preceded by Jack Paar	Host of The Tonight Show October 1, 1962 – May 22, 1992	Succeeded by Jay Leno
Preceded by Bob Hope	Host of the Academy Awards 1979–82	Succeeded by Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor and Walter Matthau
Preceded by Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor and Walter Matthau	Host of the Academy Awards 1984	Succeeded by Jack Lemmon

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[1] "Careers Johnny Carson". Military.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26.

[millsaps-2] "Timeline". Millsaps College. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2014.

[3] Longtime host of 'Tonight Show' dies at 79 Archived 2009-06-22 at the Wayback Machine Associated Press, February 8, 2005

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v t e The Tonight Show
Tenures Allen's Paar's Carson's (episodes) Leno's first (episodes) O'Brien's (episodes) Leno's second (episodes) Fallon's (episodes)
Hosts	Steve Allen (1954–57) Jack Paar (1957–62) Johnny Carson (1962–92) Jay Leno (1992–2009, 2010–14) Conan O'Brien (2009–10) Jimmy Fallon (2014–present)
Announcers/sidekicks	Gene Rayburn Franklin Pangborn Hugh Downs Ed McMahon Edd Hall John Melendez Andy Richter Wally Wingert Steve Higgins
The Tonight Show Band	Leno era I (Marsalis/Eubanks) O'Brien era (Weinberg) Leno era II (Minor) Fallon era (Questlove)
Bandleaders	Skitch Henderson José Melis Milton DeLugg Doc Severinsen Branford Marsalis Kevin Eubanks Max Weinberg Rickey Minor Questlove
Taping locations	Hudson Theatre NBC Studios New York NBC Studios Burbank Universal Studios Hollywood
Prime-time spin-offs	The Steve Allen Show The Jack Paar Program The Jay Leno Show
Recurring sketches	Miss Miller Carnac the Magnificent Floyd R. Turbo Headlines Leno era sketches O'Brien era sketches Fallon era sketches
Production companies	Carson Productions Conaco Broadway Video
Related articles	1992 host conflict 2010 host and timeslot conflict Carson's Comedy Classics Late Night Sylvester L. Weaver, Jr. The Late Shift (book) The Late Shift (movie) The War for Late Night Johnny Carson: King of Late Night "Ew!" "Johnny's Theme"