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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
Russ Irwin
Best movies:
Be Cool (2005)
Paul Hahn
USA
Best movies:
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Connee Boswell
USA
Best movies:
Syncopation (1942)
Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
Donna Summer
USA
Bobby Scott
USA
Bridgette Andersen
USA
Best movies:
Nightmares (1983)
Sal Viscuso
USA
Best movies:
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Spaceballs (1987)
14 Going on 30 (1988) (TV movie)
Lois Hamilton
USA
Best movies:
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
The Electric Horseman (1979)
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
Randy Sparks
USA
Best movies:
Thunder Road (1958)
Pat Paulsen
USA
Best movies:
Night Patrol (1984)
Auntie Lee's Meat Pies (1992)
They Still Call Me Bruce (1987)
Dom Irrera
USA
Best movies:
The Big Lebowski (1998)
That's Adequate (1989)
Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie (2017) (TV movie)
Jan Munroe
USA
Best movies:
Le Mans '66 (2019)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Forbidden Zone (1980)
Arlene Francis
USA
Best movies:
One, Two, Three (1961)
Fedora (1978)
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
E.J. Peaker
USA
Best movies:
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
The Banker (1989)
Graduation Day (1981)
Vanna White
USA
Best movies:
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Looker (1981)
Graduation Day (1981)
Lori Saunders
USA
Best movies:
Blood Bath (1966)
Marvin Gaye
USA
Olivia Brown
USA
Best movies:
48 Hrs. (1982)
Streets of Fire (1984)
Not Easily Broken (2009)
Jo Anne Worley
USA
Best movies:
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
A Goofy Movie (1995)
The Monkees: Head (1968)
Meredith MacRae
USA
Best movies:
The Census Taker (1984)
Beach Party (1963)
Bikini Beach (1964)