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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
Tony Darrow
USA
Best movies:
Goodfellas (1990)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Mary Hart
USA
Best movies:
Love Affair (1994)
Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (1993) (TV movie)
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
Bill Fellows
UK
Best movies:
United (2011) (TV movie)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
Vera (2011) (series)
Peter White
USA
Best movies:
Thirteen Days (2000)
The Boys in the Band (1970)
Armageddon (1998)
Connie Francis
USA
Vaughn Monroe
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
David Susskind
USA
Paul Lynde
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Hugo the Hippo (1975)
Charlotte's Web (1973)
Mitzi McCall
USA
Best movies:
Ice Age (2002)
Machine-Gun Kelly (1958)
La Fièvre d'aimer (1990)
Anderson Cooper
USA
Best movies:
Game Change (2012) (TV movie) - a.f.
The Wizard of Lies (2017) (TV movie) - a.f.
The 33 (2015)
Roosevelt Grier
USA
Best movies:
In Cold Blood (1967)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Asterix and the Big Fight (1989)
Ted Ross
USA
Best movies:
The Fisher King (1991)
Police Academy (1984)
Ragtime (1981)
John Thompson
Best movies:
Imagine Me & You (2005)
Run for the Money (2002)
Deathline (1997)
Betty Garrett
USA
Best movies:
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
On the Town (1949)
The Long Way Home (1998) (TV movie)
Whitney Houston
USA
Best movies:
The Bodyguard (1992)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (concert)
Sparkle (2012)
Dody Goodman
USA
Best movies:
Brillantine (1978)
The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
Silent Movie (1976)
Florence Henderson
USA
Best movies:
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Matchmaker Santa (2012) (TV movie)
Rich Hall
USA
Best movies:
Arthur Christmas (2011)
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
One Crazy Summer (1986)
Gene Sheldon
USA
Best movies:
Roberta (1935)
Demond Wilson
USA
Best movies:
Lee Daniels' the Butler (2013)
The Organization (1971)
Full Moon High (1981)