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Jack Paar (1918-2004) was the second host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. He also worked in radio, film, and wrote a memoir about his life and career.
Jack Paar was a producer, actor, and writer who hosted The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. He was known for his witty and emotional interviews, his quitting the show over a censored joke, and his later TV projects.
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Jack Parr is known for Take Cover (2024), The Last Breath (2024) and Peaky Blinders (2013).
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Jan 28, 2004 · Jack Paar, prickly, often emotional and always unpredictable humorist who turned late-night television into national institution, dies at age 85; Paar hosted Tonight Show on NBC from 1957 to...
Jan 25, 2019 · Jack Paar, a wry, spontaneous and brainy broadcaster whose “The Tonight Show” and “The Jack Paar Program” pioneered the late-night television talk show in the 1950s and early 1960s, died ...
Learn about the American talk show hosted by Jack Paar from 1957 to 1962, under the Tonight Show franchise. Find out about its history, guests, theme song, and legacy.
Jan 29, 2004 · No one has ever answered it to anyone's satisfaction and I will not (sorry) be the exception. Jack Paar, who died on Tuesday at 85, was an immense talent. He appeared to be uninfluenced. His ...
