Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 23, 1925
Place of Birth:
Corning, Iowa, USA
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Johnny Carson
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | The Playboy Murders | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | The Sounds of Baseball | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Biography: Comedy Icons | Himself |
| 2017 | The Nineties | Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | The Seventies | Self (archive footage) |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Johnny Carson (voice) |
| 1984 | Night Court | Johnny Carson |
| 1982 | Newhart | |
| 1982 | Cheers | Johnny Carson |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors | Self |
| 1971 | Columbo | Self - TV Host (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy | Johnny Carson |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self |
| 1968 | The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show | Self |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self (uncredited) |
| 1966 | Space Ghost and Dino Boy | |
| 1965 | Get Smart | Herald (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self - Host |
| 1961 | You're in the Picture | Himself |
| 1958 | The Dick Clark Show | Self |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | Self - Host |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | Self |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self - Guest Host |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Comedian |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Comedian-Quiz Show Host |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Guest |
| 1955 | Miss Universe | Host |
| 1955 | The Johnny Carson Show | Himself |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Self |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour | |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Knight Who Makes Point of Order |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Self |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Johnny Carson |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | The Masked Killer (uncredited). |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self - Cameo |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Panelist |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards | Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |