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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
Sherman Hemsley
USA
Best movies:
Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
Love at First Bite (1979)
Combat High (1986) (TV movie)
Craig Stevens
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
Billy De Wolfe
USA
Best movies:
Blue Skies (1946)
Tea for Two (1950)
Leo Gorcey
USA
Best movies:
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Dead End (1937)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Dana Hill
USA
Best movies:
Shoot the Moon (1982)
Rover Dangerfield (1991)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Patsy Kelly
USA
Best movies:
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Ron Carey
USA
Best movies:
Silent Movie (1976)
The Out of Towners (1970)
History of the World: Part I (1981)
Gloria Loring
USA
Best movies:
Correcting Christmas (2014) (TV movie)
Susan Seaforth Hayes
USA
Best movies:
Dream Machine (1991)
Darlene Conley
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
The Birds (1963)
Conrad Janis
USA
Best movies:
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
Brewster's Millions (1985)
The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
Dionne Warwick
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Men in Black (1997)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (concert)
Deidre Hall
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
And the Sea Will Tell (1991) (TV movie)
Lucky in Love (2014) (TV movie)
Shirley Jones
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Bedtime Story (1964)
Gideon (1998)
Larry Haines
USA
Best movies:
The Odd Couple (1968)
The Seven-Ups (1973)
Tank (1984)
Jimmy Dean
USA
Best movies:
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Phyllis Diller
USA
Best movies:
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
A Bug's Life (1998)
Eva Gabor
Hungary
Best movies:
Princess Academy, The (1987)
The AristoCats (1970)
The Rescuers (1977)
Jack Ging
USA
Best movies:
Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)