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One show in television history, more than any other, defines the standards of contemporary American entertainment today: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
After an introduction by Groucho Marx, Johnny stepped through the curtain and onto the stage for the first time in 1962. Broadcasting from studio 6-B in New York City, Johnny infused his late night program with a sparkle of showbiz mixed with boyish charm and a razor sharp wit that never missed. On any given night there was a sense that anything could happen... and with Johnny's band of mischief makers, it usually did.
Johnny's easy going interview style and a mastery of the nightly monologue gave an audience of 12 million fans reason enough to tune in every night. The critically acclaimed show featured career defining performances, legendary hijinks and classic routines from the world's funniest comedians. From the 60's into the 90's The Tonight Show welcomed a parade of Hollywood royalty and some of the most entertaining and influential people of the 20th century.
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Performers
Johnny Carson
USA
Best movies:
The Newton Boys (1998)
Tiny Tim
USA
Best movies:
Private Parts (1997)
Blood Harvest (1987)
Joan Rivers
USA
Best movies:
Shrek 2 (2004)
Iron Man Three (2013)
The Swimmer (1968)
Joey Bishop
USA
Best movies:
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
Pepe (1960)
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Lily Tomlin
USA
Best movies:
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Short Cuts (1993)
Shadows and Fog (1991)
Bette Midler
USA
Best movies:
The Rose (1979)
Gypsy (1993) (TV movie)
What Women Want (2000)
Garry Shandling
USA
Best movies:
The Jungle Book (2016)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Over the Hedge (2006)
Richard Thomas
USA
Best movies:
The Comey Rule (2020) (series)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) (TV movie)
'Weird Al' Yankovic
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
James Franciscus
USA
Best movies:
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
Marooned (1969)
The Concorde Affair (1979)
Carol Wayne
USA
Best movies:
The Party (1968)
Heartbreakers (1984)
Scavenger Hunt (1979)
Wil Shriner
USA
Best movies:
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Deep Cover (1996)
Scorned (1994)
David Hemmings
UK
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
The Long Day's Dying (1968)
Blow-Up (1966)
Peter Stone
USA
Best movies:
Charade (1963)
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
William Peter Blatty
USA
Best movies:
The Exorcist (1973)
The Ninth Configuration (1980)
Stella Stevens
USA
Best movies:
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997) (TV movie)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
Brad Garrett
USA
Best movies:
Finding Nemo (2003)
Ratatouille (2007)
Tangled (2010)
Raven-Symoné
USA
Best movies:
Tinker Bell: Secret of the Wings (2012)
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010)
Tinker Bell (2008)
Oleg Popov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Headless Rider (1973)
The Blue Bird (1976)
Poteryannaya fotografiya (1959)