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
Carl Sagan: 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
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
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