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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
Jeannie Carson
UK
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
Gabriel Dell
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Dead End (1937)
Ricky Nelson
USA
Best movies:
Rio Bravo (1959)
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
The Shootist (1976) - a.f.
Ozzie Nelson
USA
Tessie O'Shea
UK
Best movies:
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
The Blue Lamp (1950)
Tammy Grimes
USA
Best movies:
Three Bites of the Apple (1967)
The Last Unicorn (1982)
High Art (1998)
George Gobel
USA
Best movies:
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1987) (TV movie)
Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV movie)
Jim Nabors
USA
Best movies:
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
Stroker Ace (1983)
Cannonball Run II (1984)
Judy Pace
USA
Best movies:
Brian's Song (1971) (TV movie)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
Henry Morgan
USA
Best movies:
It Happened to Jane (1959)
Murder, Inc. (1960)
Frank Fontaine
USA
Best movies:
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
Arthur Treacher
UK
Best movies:
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
National Velvet (1944)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Frank Buxton
USA
Best movies:
Overboard (1987)
Frankie and Johnny (1991)
Beaches (1988)
David Doyle
USA
Best movies:
The Blue and the Gray (1982) (series)
Capricorn One (1977)
Wings of Fame (1990)
Cassie Yates
USA
Best movies:
Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
Norma Rae (1979)
Rolling Thunder (1977)
Kathrine Baumann
USA
Julia Meade
USA
Best movies:
Presumed Innocent (1990)
Pillow Talk (1959)
Dave King
UK
Best movies:
The Long Good Friday (1980)
Reds (1981)
The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
Fayard Nicholas
USA
Best movies:
The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
The Pirate (1948)