TELEVISION PROGRAM

Late night talk show, broadcast since 1954 on NBC.

• Steve Allen (1954-57)
• Jack Paar (1957-62)
• Johnny Carson (1962-92)
• Jay Leno (1992-2009)
• Conan O'Brien (2009-10 for six months)
• Jay Leno (2010-14)
• Jimmy Fallon (2014-)

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Steve Allen	Talk Show Host	26-Dec-1921	30-Oct-2000	The Tonight Show
Johnny Carson	Talk Show Host	23-Oct-1925	23-Jan-2005	Longtime host of Tonight Show
Dick Cavett	Talk Show Host	19-Nov-1936		The Dick Cavett Show
Hugh Downs	Journalist	14-Feb-1921		20/20
Kevin Eubanks	Jazz Musician	15-Nov-1957		Bandleader on The Tonight Show
Jimmy Fallon	Comic	19-Sep-1974		Saturday Night Live
Skitch Henderson	Conductor	27-Jan-1918	1-Nov-2005	Original Tonight Show bandleader
Ernie Kovacs	Comic	23-Jan-1919	13-Jan-1962	Nairobi Trio
Jay Leno	Talk Show Host	28-Apr-1950		The Tonight Show
Branford Marsalis	Jazz Musician	26-Aug-1960		Saxophonist
Ross Mathews	Actor	24-Sep-1979		Ross the Intern
Ed McMahon	Talk Show Host	6-Mar-1923	23-Jun-2009	The Tonight Show
Conan O'Brien	Talk Show Host	18-Apr-1963		Briefly hosted The Tonight Show
Jack Paar	Talk Show Host	1-May-1918	27-Jan-2004	Second host of the Tonight Show
Andy Richter	Actor	28-Oct-1966		Formerly controlled the universe
Mo Rocca	Comic	28-Jan-1969		Senior correspondent, The Daily Show
Doc Severinsen	Conductor	7-Jul-1927		Johnny Carson's musical sidekick
David Steinberg	Comic	9-Aug-1942		Second City alumnus
Stuttering John	Radio Personality	4-Oct-1965		Howard Stern's celebrity interviewer
Carol Wayne	Actor	6-Sep-1942	13-Jan-1985	Art Fern's Tea-Time Movie Lady
Andy Williams	Singer	3-Dec-1927	25-Sep-2012	Moon River

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