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 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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| Full name at birth | John William Carson
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| Claim to fame | The Tonight Show
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| Date of birth | 23 October 1925
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| Place of birth | Corning, Iowa USA
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| Date of death | 23 January 2005
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| Age | 79 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Malibu, California USA
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| Cause of death | Emphysema
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| Occupation | Actor, TV Show Host, Writer
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| Height | 5' 10½" (179 cm)
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| Net worth | $300,000,000 USD
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| High school | Norfolk High School, Norfolk, NE
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- Quadruple bypass surgery, Santa Monica, California, USA. [19 March 1999]
- Hometown is Norfolk, Nebraska, in which he lived from the time he was eight years old until he was inducted into the US Navy in 1943. Carson made monetary donations totalling nearly $5 million to causes and organizations there, including the Carson Regional Cancer Center (named after his parents Homer and Ruth), the high school`s Johnny Carson Theater, the Norfolk Public Library, the Norfolk Arts Center, the Elkhorn Valley Museum and Research Center and the Lifelong Learning Center at Northeast Community College. He last visited Norfolk in 1997, when he attended his former penmanship teacher Fay Gordon`s 100th birthday party.
- Was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1987.
- Served in the U.S. Navy, 1943-1946.
- Until the record was broken by Bob Barker in 2002, hosted the same network series for the longest time: 29 years, 7 months, 21 days.
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