Johnny Carson
Acting
Born 1925-10-23
Corning, Iowa, USA
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.
Known For
Popular credits
The Simpsons
Johnny Carson (voice)
Behind the Candelabra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Koyaanisqatsi
Self (archive footage)
Cheers
Johnny Carson
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Get Smart
Herald (uncredited)
Get Smart
Special Guest Conductor
The Front Runner
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Life Itself
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Whitney: Can I Be Me
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jerry Before Seinfeld
Self (archive footage)
Night Court
Johnny Carson
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Himself (Archive Footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Host
The Oscars
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self (archive footage)
Audrey
Self - TV Host (archive footage)