Johnny Carson
Acting
- Born:
- 1925-10-23
- Died:
- 2005-01-23
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
We Are Made of Star Stuff
Soccer's American Dream
Breakdown: 1975
Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football
John Candy: I Like Me
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
Luther: Never Too Much
Bad Hostage
Jim Henson Idea Man
Butterfly in the Sky
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
The Many Faces of Jim Carrey
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
Finster
Lucy and Desi
The Capote Tapes
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Audrey
My Darling Vivian
The Sounds of Baseball
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
The Great Toilet Paper Scare
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Mike Wallace Is Here
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
Biography: Comedy Icons
The Front Runner
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Game Changers
This Is Bob Hope...
There's... Johnny!
Jerry Before Seinfeld
The Nineties
Whitney: Can I Be Me
The Swingin' A's
The Seventies
Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker
Life Itself
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
Behind the Candelabra
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
The Best of Johnny Carson
The Minnie Riperton Story
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
Carson Country
Seinfeld: How It Began
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
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 1
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
E! True Hollywood Story
The World of Jim Henson
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny!
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs!
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' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
The Simpsons
Whales!
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Night Court
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Koyaanisqatsi
Sheena Easton: Act One
Newhart
Cheers
Johnny Goes Home
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
Lucy Moves to NBC
The Kennedy Center Honors
Mickey's 50
Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
NBC: The First Fifty Years
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Joys
Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking
Cancel My Reservation
Pure Goldie
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Here's Lucy
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
Carnival Nights
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Danny Thomas Hour
Murder at N.B.C.
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
Stuart Little
Get Smart
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
Looking for Love
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
You're in the Picture
Kraft Music Hall
The Dick Clark Show
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Three Men on a Horse
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Steve Allen Show
Tony Awards
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Miss Universe
The Johnny Carson Show
The Wonderful World of Disney
The United States Steel Hour
The Oscars
The Red Skelton Show
The Jack Benny Program
The Bob Hope Show
What's My Line?
The Emmy Awards
The Ed Sullivan Show
Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary