Plots(1)
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
Levi Stubbs
USA
Best movies:
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Neil Sedaka
USA
Ken Norton
USA
Best movies:
Mandingo (1975)
Drum (1976)
Dirty Work (1998)
Al Hirt
USA
Best movies:
Number One (1969)
Titus Moede
Best movies:
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
Studs Lonigan (1960)
Pork Chop Hill (1959)
Richard Hunt
USA
Best movies:
Trading Places (1983)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
Harriet Gibson
USA
Best movies:
The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Criswell
USA
Best movies:
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
Night of the Ghouls (1959)
Orgy of the Dead (1965)
Don McLean
USA
Best movies:
The Flight of Dragons (1982)
Spike Lee
USA
Best movies:
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Clockers (1995)
Rocky Graziano
USA
Best movies:
Tony Rome (1967)
Tannis Vallely
USA
David Brinkley
USA
Best movies:
Kill the Irishman (2011) - a.f.
Nixon (1995) - a.f.
Shampoo (1975) - a.f.
Richard Reeves
USA
Best movies:
Seabiscuit (2003)
Dave (1993)
George Lindsey
USA
Best movies:
The AristoCats (1970)
Robin Hood (1973)
The Rescuers (1977)
Jack Newfield
Best movies:
Don King: Only in America (1997) (TV movie)
Anatole de Grunwald
Russian Empire