The Tonight Show

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The Tonight Show

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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