Johnny Carson Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Johnny Carson Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

John William Carson (October 23, 1925 â€" 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

(1962â€"1992). Carson received six 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.During World War II, Carson served in the

Navy. After the war, Carson started a career in radio. He moved from

radio to TV and followed Jack Paar as the host of the late night talk

show, Tonight. Although his show was already successful by the end of

the 1960s, during the 1970s, Carson became an American icon and

remained so even after his retirement in 1992. He adopted a casual,

conversational approach with extensive interaction with guests, an

approach pioneered by Arthur Godfrey and previous Tonight Show hosts

Steve Allen and Jack Paar. Former late-night host and friend David

Letterman has cited Carson's influence.John William Carson was born on

October 23, 1925, in Corning, Iowa, to Ruth Elizabeth (Hook) Carson

(1901â€"1985) and Homer Lloyd "Kit" Carson (1899â€"1983), a power

company manager. He grew up in the nearby towns of Avoca, Clarinda,

and Red Oak in southwest Iowa before moving to Norfolk, Nebraska, at

the age of eight. There, Carson grew up and began developing his

talent for entertaining. At the age of 12, Carson found a book on

magic at a friend's house and immediately purchased a mail-order

magician's kit. After the purchase of the kit, Carson practiced his

entertainment skills on family members with card tricks. He was known

for following his family members around saying, "Pick a card, any

card." Carson's mother sewed him a cape, and his first performance was

staged in front of the local Kiwanis Club. He debuted as "The Great

Carsoni" at age 14 and was paid $3 a show. Soon, many other

performances at local picnics and county fairs followed. After

graduating from high school, Carson had his first encounter with

Hollywood. He hitchhiked to Hollywood, where he was arrested and fined

$50 for impersonating a midshipman, a story often regarded as

apocryphal. "Johnny embarked on an adventure, one so laden with

implications about his future, that some have wondered if the escapade

might not actually be a legend."
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