Johnny Carson
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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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 9.684 |
| Birthday | 1925-10-23 |
| Place of Birth | Corning, Iowa, USA |
| Also Known As | John Carson, 约翰尼·卡森, |
1992
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
6.5/2
Modern comedians share their thoughts about Laurel and Hardy. Also includes archival footage of contemporary comedians. Hosted by Dom DeLuise.
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Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
2012
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
7.6/12
Chronological look at the life and career of Johnny Carson (1925-2005), with commentary from an ex-wife and more than 30 fellow comedians, friends, em...
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Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
1994
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny!
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Volume 1 of 'The Johnny Carson Collection' - The Best of the '60s & '70s. I'm often asked, "What is your favorite moment during the 30 years you host...
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Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny!
1994
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs!
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Volume 2 of 'The Johnny Carson Collection' - The Best of the '70s & '80s. The moments that spring immediately to mind include some very funny sketches...
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Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs!
1994
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night
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Volume 3 of 'The Johnny Carson Collection' - The Best of the '80s & '90s. Some of today's top comedy stars made their Tonight debuts around this time....
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1994
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell
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Volume 4 of 'The Johnny Carson Collection' - The Final Show (May 22, 1992). Carson's touching and historic "Final Show," which finds the host simply t...
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Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell
1982
Johnny Goes Home
0/0
Johnny Carson makes a nostalgic visit back to his hometown of Norfolk, Nebraska in the fall of 1981, revisiting the places of his youth and talking wi...
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Johnny Goes Home
2013
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
7.7/3
This documentary follows painter and musician Lyn Foulkes from age 70 to 77 as he labors to complete two astonishing tableaux that demonstrate his out...
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1964
Looking for Love
5/3
An aspiring young singer unexpectedly gets her big break by inventing a specialized clothes rack.
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Looking for Love
1983
Sheena Easton: Act One
0/0
A variety special starring Sheena Easton.
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Sheena Easton: Act One
1972
Cancel My Reservation
5.3/3
Bob Hope is a stressed out talk show host who is sent on a vacation to Arizona on doctor's orders and has to play Sherlock Holmes with his wife, the l...
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1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
7.6/4
A Classic Holiday Celebration with Dean and Friends.
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1996
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
7.5/2
For 11 Presidents, Bob Hope was a golfing buddy, national jester and constant guest at the White House. This special includes personal recollections a...
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2003
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
7.5/4
Collection of songs performed at the "Frank Sinatra Spectacular," a 1965 benefit by the various members of the Rat Pack.
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2016
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
8/4
Explore the country legend's hard-fought road to stardom. From her Appalachian roots to the Oscar-winning biopic of her life, Coal Miner's Daughter, L...
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2017
Whitney: Can I Be Me
6.5/153
The life and tragic death of Whitney Houston.
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Whitney: Can I Be Me
1976
Joys
4/0
Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies t...
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2017
Jerry Before Seinfeld
6.9/120
Jerry Seinfeld returns to the club that gave him his start in the 1970s, mixing iconic jokes with stories from his childhood and early days in comedy.
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Jerry Before Seinfeld
1980
Lucy Moves to NBC
1/2
Contacted by Fred Silverman, the President of NBC, Lucille Ball accepts to go back to work as a producer. With the help of her faithful production ass...
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Lucy Moves to NBC
2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
7.1/55
Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.
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Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2017
This Is Bob Hope...
8/1
During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the ent...
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This Is Bob Hope...
1956
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
6.5/2
The legendary Lucille Ball as you've never seen her before! Laugh along with Lucy and Desi in these extremely rare television appearances, beautifully...
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Lucy's Really Lost Moments
2008
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
0/0
For the first time ever, this release brings together the magic of the holiday season with three classic shows from The Tonight Show starring Johnny C...
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2018
Game Changers
7.4/7
Alex Trebek hosts a documentary about television game shows featuring interviews with a number of game show hosts and producers.
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1992
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
0/0
Co-stars and celebrity admirers go through Benny's entire career
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2019
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
7.593/27
With one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s folk rock music scene in her early...
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1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6/1
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
7/48
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...
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And the Oscar Goes To...
2019
Mike Wallace Is Here
6.3/11
For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying exclusively on...
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2013
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
7.5/2
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1971
Pure Goldie
0/0
A comedy/variety special hosted by Goldie Hawn featuring special guests Ruth Buzzi, Johnny Carson, Bob Dishy, and the Muppets.
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Pure Goldie
2020
The Great Toilet Paper Scare
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The untold story of a notorious incident involving Johnny Carson, a lot of toilet paper, and millions of fearful Americans. In 1973, as a dire oil cri...
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The Great Toilet Paper Scare
2006
Carson Country
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It's an all star, all American country line-up! We've opened the vaults and re-discovered treasured memories with Johnny's favorite country stars! In...
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Carson Country
2007
The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians
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The funniest comedians ever to visit the Tonight Show including Jerry Seinfield, George Carlin, Drew Carey, Rodney Dangerfield, Garry Shandling and ma...
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The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians
2011
Paul Williams Still Alive
6.8/20
Filmmaker and longtime fan Stephen Kessler's portrait of the award-winning 1970s singer-songwriter-actor, who disappeared for much of the 1980s and '9...
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1994
The World of Jim Henson
6.8/5
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The World of Jim Henson
2020
My Darling Vivian
7.3/7
The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes never-before-seen footage and photographs of John...
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My Darling Vivian
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 1
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This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975 (he began with NBC radio in 1937) celebrating 25...
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 1
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 2
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This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975 (he began with NBC radio in 1937) celebrating 25...
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 2
1965
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
9/1
The Rat Pack -- Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin -- in their only joint television performance. This special was televised via closed-...
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Frank Sinatra Spectacular
1998
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
5/1
Video series spotlighting memorable moments and roasts hosted by Dean Martin. "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts" were periodic specials aired in the 1970s...
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2018
The Front Runner
5.892/338
Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1987. Hart's intelligence, charisma and...
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The Front Runner
2014
Life Itself
7.5/328
The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor...
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2014
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
7.5/87
Hollywood veteran Bing Russell creates the only independent baseball team in the country—alarming the baseball establishment and sparking the meteoric...
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The Battered Bastards of Baseball
2007
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
6.5/6
A chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."
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Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
2019
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
10/1
Ventriloquist/comic Jeff Dunham talks about his childhood and his start into the world of ventriloquism.
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Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
2020
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
7.5/4
For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show...
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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
1972
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
0/0
Telecast December 1972, DON RICKLES: ALIVE AND KICKING was a huge ratings extravaganza for the network, especially when you consider the guest stars o...
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1998
The Newton Boys
6.1/167
The four Newton brothers are a poor farmer family in the 1920s. One day, the oldest of them, Willis, realizes that there's no future in the fields and...
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The Newton Boys
2017
The Swingin' A's
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MLB Network Presents this documentary on the Oakland Athletics powerhouse teams of the 1970's, winners of 3 straight World Series titles from 1972-197...
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The Swingin' A's
2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
7.4/20
Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry characters...
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2022
Lucy and Desi
7.1/37
Explore the unlikely partnership and enduring legacy of one of the most prolific power couples in entertainment history. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz r...
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Lucy and Desi
1987
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
0/0
Jay Leno hosts "Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour," a one hour special featuring a humorous look at the American family.
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Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
2018
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
8.001/528
For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppet...
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Won't You Be My Neighbor?
1986
The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
0/0
A parody of Johnny Carson anniversary shows made for the Showtime cable network.
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The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
2003
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
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His career started in the glory days of vaudeville. More than 70 years later, he is revered as the most popular and influential entertainer of the cen...
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Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
1976
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
6/1
CBS honors Lucille Ball with this celebration of her three CBS series: I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.
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2004
Seinfeld: How It Began
7.4/7
A documentary detailing the troubled beginnings of “the show about nothing”.
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Seinfeld: How It Began
1986
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
0/0
A compilation film of stand up performances and comedy routines featuring some of the biggest stars in the early years of television. This film was di...
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TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1985
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
0/0
William Shatner, Liz Taylor and many more stars blow lines, lose their pants and more in this hilarious collection of movie and TV bloopers.
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Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
2021
Live at Mister Kelly's
0/0
The iconic Mister Kelly’s bedazzled the country by launching superstars like Barbra Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bette Midler, and Steve Martin. It smash...
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Live at Mister Kelly's
2023
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
7.668/137
A short kid from a Canadian army base becomes the international pop culture darling of the 1980s—only to find the course of his life altered by a stun...
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STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
1987
Whales!
0/0
An examination of whales.
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Whales!
2013
Behind the Candelabra
6.651/752
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
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Behind the Candelabra
2009
The Minnie Riperton Story
0/0
Documenting the rise and finite career of late R&B recording artist Minnie Riperton.
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The Minnie Riperton Story
2022
Finster
0/0
Howard Finster, the grandfather of the Southern Folk Art movement was a pioneer that showed the world that Art can thrive outside of museums and galle...
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2020
Audrey
7.176/51
An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).
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2006
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
10/1
Relive the memories from 30 years of The Tonight Show in this 3 DVD collection of the most hilarious moments with the biggest stars in television hist...
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The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2002
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
0/0
From those early days of black and white with Ed Ames' memorable Tomahawk toss, to Tiny Tim's Technicolor wedding, to Letterman and Leno's stand-up de...
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The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
0/0
Classic Carson monologues, visits from Carnac and Art Fern, comedians Eddie Murphy, Garry Shandling, Albert Brooks and Bill Maher. Hollywood legend Ji...
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The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2021
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
6.5/37
Caitlyn Jenner's unlikely path to Olympic glory was inspirational. But her more challenging road to embracing her true self proved even more meaningfu...
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Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
2023
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
0/0
A deep dive into the short yet impactful life of the trailblazing Latino comic whose son also went on to a career of much acclaim.
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Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
0/0
An all-star cast celebrates George Burn's 90th birthday and showcases highlights in Burns' career.
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