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Johnny Carson

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1925-10-23

Deathday: 2005-01-23 (79 years old)

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.

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Filmography

all 154

self 132

Movies 113

TV Shows 41

Writer 2

Creator 1

Self (archive footage)

Johnny Carson

Biography

Filmography

all 154

self 132

Movies 113

TV Shows 41

Writer 2

Creator 1

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Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man (2012)

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JFK: 3 Shots That Changed America (2009)

The Minnie Riperton Story (2009)

Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas (2008)

Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains (2007)

The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians (2007)

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show' (2007)

The Best of Carson, Volume 1 (2006)

Carson Country (2006)

The Last Mogul (2005)

Seinfeld: How It Began (2004)

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