Johnny Carson

<html> <head> <title>Johnny Carson</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style></head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr><map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/people/396/000022330/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0>Johnny Carson<img src="johnny-carson-sized.jpg" height=350 width=259 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Johnny Carson">AKA John William CarsonBorn: <a href="/lists/814/000106496/" class=proflink>23-Oct</a>-<a href="/lists/924/000105609/" class=proflink>1925</a> Birthplace: <a href="/geo/687/000081444/" class=proflink>Corning, IA</a> Died: <a href="/lists/906/000106588/" class=proflink>23-Jan</a>-<a href="/lists/515/000106197/" class=proflink>2005</a> Location of death: <a href="/geo/590/000069383/" class=proflink>Malibu, CA</a> Cause of death: <a href="/lists/295/000069088/" class=proflink>Emphysema</a> Remains: Cremated Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: <a href="/lists/185/000068978/" class=proflink>Talk Show Host</a>Nationality: United States Executive summary: Longtime host of Tonight ShowMilitary service: US Navy (1943-46)As a boy, Carson taught himself magic tricks, and he started in show business as a magician ("The Great Carsoni"). He later worked as a radio voice, game show host, and comedy writer for The Red Skelton Show. When <a href="/people/007/000025929/">Jack Paar</a> quit The Tonight Show, Carson got the gig, and asked <a href="/people/352/000024280/">Paul Anka</a> to write a theme song; instead Anka submitted "It's Really Love", a tune several years old that hadn't been a hit, and it became Carson's theme. Carson hosted the Oscar telecast four times. His autobiography appeared in 1965, Happiness Is a Dry Martini. <a href="/people/419/000022353/">Ed McMahon</a> was Carson's sidekick dating back to ABC's late-1950's game show, Who Do You Trust? When the far less funny <a href="/people/394/000022328/">Jay Leno</a> took over The Tonight Show in 1993, Carson largely vanished from public sight. Videos culled from his Tonight Show years are still hawked on TV, and for years after his retirement he would give his friend <a href="/people/395/000022329/">David Letterman</a> material to use on-air, which Letterman would punctuate with a golf swing. Father: Homer R. Carson ("Kit", d.) Mother: Ruth Hook Carson (d. 1985) Brother: Richard Carson (TV director) Sister: Catherine Wife: Joan Morrill Wolcott ("Jody", b. 1926, m. 1949, div. 1963, three sons) Son: Christopher Carson (b. 1950) Son: Richard Carson (b. 1952, d. Jun-1991 car accident) Son: Cory Carson (b. 1953) Wife: Joanne Copeland (stewardess, b. 1932, m. 1963, div. 1972, d. 8-May-2015) Wife: Joanna Holland (b. 1941, m. 30-Sep-1972, div. 8-Mar-1983) Wife: Alexis Mass (b. 1950, m. 20-Jun-1987)     High School: Norfolk High School, Norfolk, NE (1943)     University: <a href="/edu/578/000079341/">Millsaps College, Jackson, MS</a>     University: <a href="/edu/674/000068470/">BA Radio and Speech, University of Nebraska at Lincoln (1947-49)</a>     <a href="/org/447/000041324/">4-H Club</a>     <a href="/org/489/000041366/">Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity</a>     <a href="/honors/883/000161400/">Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame</a>     <a href="/honors/482/000045347/">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> 1992     <a href="/honors/109/000048962/">Kennedy Center Honor</a> 1993     <a href="/honors/860/000044728/">Peabody</a> 1986     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 1976 for The Tonight Show     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 1977 for The Tonight Show     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 1978 for The Tonight Show     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 1979 for The Tonight Show     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 1992 for The Tonight Show     <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 1751 Vine St. (television)     Endorsement of <a href="/company/748/000054586/">RCA</a> 1965     Endorsement of Smirnoff Vodka 1969     <a href="/crime/293/000043164/">Driving While Intoxicated</a> 1982 (driving a DeLorean)     <a href="/event/304/000071091/">Heart Bypass Operation</a> (quadruple) Mar-1999     <a href="/event/102/000159622/">Ordained by the Universal Life Church</a> Minister     <a href="/event/349/000172830/">Issued Concealed Carry Permit</a> Culver City, CA     <a href="/lists/919/000095634/">Asteroid Namesake</a> 3252 Johnny     Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/778/000064586/">Smoking</a>, <a href="/lists/780/000064588/">Alcoholism</a>     TELEVISION     <a href="/tv/700/000044568/">The Tonight Show</a> Host (1962-92)     FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR     <a href="/films/900/000403688/">Apollo 11 (24-Jan-2019)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/781/000404566/">Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (Jan-2018)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/647/000405429/">Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (5-Sep-2017)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/941/000349891/">Paul Williams Still Alive (11-Sep-2011)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/798/000378661/">Run for Your Life (Apr-2008)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/055/000061869/">The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (10-Apr-1993)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/060/000087796/">Looking for Love (5-Aug-1964)</a> Official Website: <a href="http://www.johnnycarson.com/" target=_blank>http://www.johnnycarson.com/</a> Author of books: Happiness Is a Dry Martini (<tt>1965</tt>) <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;">New! <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=22330"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=22330">Johnny Carson</a></td> </tr> </table> Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript. 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