Before his triumph on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), Carson tried his hand at dramatic acting, appearing in Three Men on a Horse (episode # 1.29) during the inaugural season of Playhouse 90 (1956) in 1957.
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John William  Johnny  Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, actor, and musician known for thirty years as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992).
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After brief stints on radio stations in Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska, Carson's career was exclusively in television, starting with work at Nebraska TV stations in the late 1940s which preceded his 1951-53 skit program Carson's Cellar (1953) on Los Angeles station KNXT-TV.
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In this regard, he will always be around.. Born John William Carson on October 23, 1925, in Corning, Iowa, he is survived by his fourth wife, Alexis, and sons Christopher and Cory from his first marriage, to Joan Jody Wolcott.
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Carson was host of the late-night talk show from October 1, 1962, to May 22, 1992, taking over from Jack Paar and handing off to Jay Leno after 4,531 episodes.
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Carson had sat in for Tonight Show host Jack Paar in 1958 and, when Paar left the show four years later, NBC chose Carson as his replacement, taking over the cat bird seat on Oct. 2, 1962. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) became a major phenomenon in American pop culture in the 1960s and beyond.
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(CNN) -- Johnny Carson, host of NBC's The Tonight Show for nearly 30 years, died Sunday of emphysema. He passed away this morning, Carson's nephew, Jeffrey Sotzing, told CNN. Carson, a longtime smoker, was 79 and had announced in 2002 that he was suffering from the disease.
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His popularity with the late-night audience became so great, and the income from advertising on his show so profitable that, in 1967, NBC had to lure Johnny back to The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) after a walkout with a three-year contract guaranteeing him a minimum of $4 million.
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Host of NBC's The Tonight Show for 30 years -- 4,531 episodes Born: October 23, 1925, in Corning, Iowa Parents: Homer Kit Lloyd Carson, a power company manager, and Ruth Hook Carson Education: B.A., University of Nebraska, 1949 Military: Ensign, U.S. Navy, 1943 - 1946 Married: Alexis Mass, 1987-present.
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In 1962, Carson was chosen by NBC to succeed the controversial Jack Paar and his The Jack Paar Tonight Show (1957). Paar had decided to quit the show and begin a once-a-week show for NBC in prime time on Friday nights.
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