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