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One show in television history, more than any other, defines the standards of contemporary American entertainment today: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
After an introduction by Groucho Marx, Johnny stepped through the curtain and onto the stage for the first time in 1962. Broadcasting from studio 6-B in New York City, Johnny infused his late night program with a sparkle of showbiz mixed with boyish charm and a razor sharp wit that never missed. On any given night there was a sense that anything could happen... and with Johnny's band of mischief makers, it usually did.
Johnny's easy going interview style and a mastery of the nightly monologue gave an audience of 12 million fans reason enough to tune in every night. The critically acclaimed show featured career defining performances, legendary hijinks and classic routines from the world's funniest comedians. From the 60's into the 90's The Tonight Show welcomed a parade of Hollywood royalty and some of the most entertaining and influential people of the 20th century.
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Performers
Susan Sullivan
USA
Best movies:
Midway (1976)
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991) (TV movie)
Barry Bostwick
USA
Best movies:
Till We Meet Again (1989) (series)
Deceptions (1985) (TV movie)
Incredibles 2 (2018)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
USA
Best movies:
Flying High! (1980)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV movie)
Forget Paris (1995)
Geena Davis
USA
Best movies:
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Tootsie (1982)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Gene Barry
USA
Best movies:
Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV movie)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
War of the Worlds (2005)
Woody Harrelson
USA
Best movies:
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Danny Glover
USA
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Saw (2004)
Paul Anka
Canada
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016) (series)
Verboten! (1959)
Suzanne Pleshette
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Birds (1963)
Columbo (1971) (series)
James Brown
USA
Best movies:
Rocky IV (1985)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Wait Until Dark (1967)
Hot Shots! (1991)
Band of Angels (1957)
James Garner
USA
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
Maverick (1994)
The Notebook (2004)
Gloria Estefan
Cuba
Best movies:
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000) (TV movie)
Music of the Heart (1999)
Vivo (2021)
Andy Griffith
USA
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
Centennial (1978) (series)
Pearl Bailey
USA
Best movies:
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Porgy and Bess (1959)
Carmen Jones (1954)
Judith Light
USA
Best movies:
tick, tick...BOOM! (2021)
The Menu (2022)
Save Me (2007)
Michele Carey
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
El Dorado (1966)
Live a Little, Love a Little (1968)
Glen Campbell
USA
Best movies:
True Grit (1969)
Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)
Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
Gene Siskel
USA
Roger Ebert
USA
Best movies:
Welcome to Hollywood (1998)
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000) - a.f.