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Jan 27, 2004 · Jack Paar, host of the the Tonight show from 1957 to 1962, died Tuesday at 85. Paar was replaced by Johnny Carson and then hosted his own weekly prime time show on NBC. "My show was different ...
Jack Paar. Creator. Create New. Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American talk show host, author, actor, radio, and comedian best known for hosting The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1957–62). He was married to Irene Gubbins and Miriam Wagner and had one child with Wagner. Paar died in 2004 at the age of 85.
Jan 27, 2004 · The 'American Masters' (PBS, 1986- ) series produced two specials on Paar, 1997's 'Jack Paar: As I Was Saying ' and 'Smart Television' (2003),which featured interviews with many of the celebrities ...
In 1960, he shot a pilot for a prime-time TV series, "Johnny Come Lately", that was not picked up by a network. 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 catbird seat on October 2, 1962. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ...
Jan 28, 2004 · “Jack was the beginning of talk,” said entertainer and entrepreneur Merv Griffin, a former Paar guest and substitute host who presided over his own talk show for 24 years. “Steve Allen ...
Dec 19, 1991 · From 1957 to 1962, Jack Paar ruled late-night television as host of the "Tonight" show. On Tuesday evening, coaxed out of placid retirement in Greenwich, Conn., to give a seminar at the Museum of ...
Apr 27, 2015 · Jack Paar was the king of late-night when he made just such a joke. Late-night TV has always pushed the boundaries, and Paar’s joke – about confusing a water closet with a wayside chapel ...
