Biography
John William Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known as the host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson received six Primetime Emmy Awards, the Television Academy's 1980 Governor's Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.
TV credits
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Soccer's American Dream
2026
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Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football
2025
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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
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The Sounds of Baseball
2020
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Biography: Comedy Icons
2019
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There's... Johnny!
2017
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The Nineties
2017
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The Seventies
2015
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E! True Hollywood Story
1996
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The Simpsons
1989
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Night Court
1984
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Newhart
1982
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Cheers
1982
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The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
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Here's Lucy
1968
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The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
1968
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
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The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
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Space Ghost and Dino Boy
1966
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Get Smart
1965
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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You're in the Picture
1961
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Kraft Music Hall
1958
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The Dick Clark Show
1958