Johnny Carson
Acting
Born October 23, 1925 · Corning, Iowa, USA
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.
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Simpsons
Tony Awards
The Bob Hope Show
Cheers
The Red Skelton Show
Night Court
What's My Line?
Newhart
Get Smart
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Steve Allen Show
The Jack Benny Program
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Oscars
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Here's Lucy
The United States Steel Hour
Miss Universe
Kraft Music Hall
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Dick Clark Show
The Wonderful World of Disney
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
The Emmy Awards
The Nineties
John Candy: I Like Me
The Danny Thomas Hour
The Seventies
Breakdown: 1975
Behind the Candelabra
Koyaanisqatsi
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
The Front Runner
There's... Johnny!
Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football