Johnny Carson

John William Carson was an American television host, comedian, and writer best known as the host of NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. A cultural phenomenon, Carson is... Wikipedia

  • Birth name:  John William Carson
  • Born:  October 23, 1925, Corning, Iowa, U.S.
  • Age at death:  79 years
  • Died:  January 23, 2005, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
  • Medium:  Television
  • Education:  University of Nebraska (BA)
  • Years active:  1950–1994
  • Genres:  Observational comedy, surreal humor, satire, deadpan, sketch comedy
  • Subject(s):  American culture, American politics, everyday life, pop culture, current events, human behavior, social awkwardness, gender differences
  • Children:  3
  • Relative(s):  Dick Carson (brother)
  • Website:  johnnycarson.com/
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo