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Carson, (John William) Johnny (1925–2005)

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US television talk show host. First appearing on the Tonight Show in 1958, and the regular host from 1962–1992, he turned it into one of National Broadcasting Company's biggest moneymakers. His talk show personality combined midwestern innocence with cosmopolitan wit. Carson did a monologue, then interviewed guests, usually showbiz celebrities. He was born in Corning, Iowa, and raised in Nebraska. After serving in the US Navy (1943–46), he graduated from the University of Nebraska (1949) and went to work in radio in California (1950), where he worked for various radio and television shows. He moved to New York City in 1956. He hosted the television quiz show Who Do You Trust? 1958–63, making it ABC's top daytime program. By the time he retired in 1992, he was almost regarded as a US national institution. In private life, Carson was almost the opposite of his spontaneous, charming onstage personality; he was married four times and was reputed to be rather distant, even cool in his…
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Full text Article Carson, (John William) Johnny (1925–2005)

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US television talk show host. First appearing on the Tonight Show in 1958, and the regular host from 1962–1992, he turned it into one of National Broadcasting Company's biggest moneymakers. His talk show personality combined midwestern innocence with cosmopolitan wit. Carson did a monologue, then…
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(b. Oct. 23, 1925, Corning, Iowa, U.S.–d. January 23, 2005, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.) Johnny Carson (the byname of John William Carson) was an American comedian who, as host of The Tonight Show (1962–92), established the standard format for television chat shows—including the guest couch and the…
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1925-2005 US television presenter Born in Corning, Iowa, he studied journalism at Nebraska University and started his career as a radio comedy writer, before working as a television announcer in Omaha, Nebraska, and Los Angeles. He soon had his own television comedy show, Carson's Cellar (1951), …
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(born Oct. 23, 1925, Corning, Iowa, U.S.—died Jan. 23, 2005, Los Angeles, Calif.) U.S. television personality. He worked as a radio announcer and television comedy writer before hosting several television quiz shows (1955–62). As the long-standing host of The Tonight Show (1962–92), he was noted for…
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State of Midwestern USA, bordered to the south by Missouri , to the west by Nebraska and South Dakota , to the north by Minnesota , and to the east by Wisconsin and Illinois , with the Mississippi River forming the state boundary; area 144,700 sq km/55,869 sq mi; population (2010) 3,046,355; capital…
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