Johnny Carson
Born October 23, 1925 · Corning, Iowa, USA
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
Koyaanisqatsi
Behind the Candelabra
John Candy: I Like Me
The Front Runner
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Jim Henson Idea Man
Audrey
Breakdown: 1975
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Unreleased
Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff
Journeys through the Darkzone
Whitney: Can I Be Me
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
My Darling Vivian
Pure Goldie
The World of Jim Henson
Lucy and Desi
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
NBC: The First Fifty Years
Luther: Never Too Much
Joys
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
Butterfly in the Sky
The Capote Tapes
The Best of Johnny Carson
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Cancel My Reservation
Mike Wallace Is Here
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Jerry Before Seinfeld
Life Itself
TV Shows
Tony Awards
Night Court
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
The Red Skelton Show
Get Smart
Newhart
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Bob Hope Show
Here's Lucy
The Jack Benny Program
The Steve Allen Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Kraft Music Hall
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The United States Steel Hour
The Oscars
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Dick Clark Show
The Wonderful World of Disney
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
The Danny Thomas Hour
The Seventies
The Nineties
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
The Emmy Awards
E! True Hollywood Story
Soccer's American Dream
There's... Johnny!
Biography: Comedy Icons
The Sounds of Baseball
The Johnny Carson Show
Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football
You're in the Picture
More Movies
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Seinfeld: How It Began
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
The Many Faces of Jim Carrey
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
Mickey's 50
The Swingin' A's
Three Men on a Horse
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
Lucy Moves to NBC
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Game Changers
Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
This Is Bob Hope...
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Looking for Love
Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
Carnival Nights
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
Unreleased
Autopsy the last hours of Johnny Carson
The Minnie Riperton Story
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain
The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Stuart Little
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
Sheena Easton: Act One
Johnny Goes Home
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs!
The Great Toilet Paper Scare
Bad Hostage
Carson Country
Finster
