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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
Louis Prima
USA
Best movies:
The Jungle Book (1967)
Marie Osmond
USA
Best movies:
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (2010) (series)
The Gift of Love (1978) (TV movie)
Hugo the Hippo (1975)
Tim Rooney
USA
Billy Preston
USA
Best movies:
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
The Derby Stallion (2005)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
Virginia Wing
USA
Best movies:
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Charley Varrick (1973)
Jekyll & Hyde... Together Again (1982)
![Gary Clarke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/096/164096348_1c893b.jpg)
Gary Clarke
USA
Best movies:
Tombstone (1993)
The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
Parkland (2013)
Sheilah Graham
UK
Best movies:
Impact (1949)
Gerold Frank
USA
Michael Pritchard
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Lonesome Dove (1989) (series)
Lucky Luke (1991)
Roberta Flack
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (video compilation) - a.f.
The Wiz (1978)
Jack Burns
USA
Best movies:
The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)
Sour Grapes (1998)
Jaye P. Morgan
USA
Best movies:
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Night Patrol (1984)
David Brenner
USA
Best movies:
Worth Winning (1989)
Peter Gordeno
Best movies:
Carry On Columbus (1992)
Larry Anderson
USA
Best movies:
Star Trek IX: Insurrection (1998)
Dr. Strange (1978) (TV movie)
Eve of Destruction (1991)
![Roy Clark](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/329/166329203_db6dc4.jpg)
Roy Clark
USA
Best movies:
Funny Girl (1968)
Gordy (1995)
Mel Tillis
USA
Best movies:
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
The Cannonball Run (1981)
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
Jack DeLeon
USA
Best movies:
Little Miss Marker (1980)
Life Stinks (1991)
The Hobbit (1977) (TV movie)
Michael Mislove
USA
Best movies:
The Idolmaker (1980)