On October 1, 1962, Johnny Carson takes over from Jack Paar as host of the late-night talk program The Tonight Show. Carson went on to host The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for three decades, ...

A famous clip resurfaced of legendary late-night host Johnny Carson defending his right to avoid bringing up "serious issues" on his talk show, arguing there is a danger in hosts like him being too ...

For more than 20 years, Johnny Carson lived in a modern, triangular-shaped home perched on a bluff overlooking Little Dume Beach in Malibu, Calif. Now that property, which has changed hands multiple ...

Though it’s been more than 30 years since Carson signed off with "I bid you a heartfelt good night," his influence still looms large. From Jimmy Fallon to Stephen Colbert, every late-night host owes a ...

Carson hosted the Emmys from 1971 to 1974 and was nominated three of those years. By Lisa de los Reyes Senior Copy Editor Carson went on to win four competitive Emmys, and in 1980, the Television ...

I wonder what Johnny Carson would say about the demise of late-night television. Carson was genuine and funny — at his funniest when his monologues bombed. On Bill Maher’s podcast, Jay Leno explained ...

The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation acknowledged Joanna's death online on Wednesday, July 30 Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin ...

The recently announced death of Johnny Carson's son Christopher is shining a spotlight on the dark side of The Tonight Show host's life – as the TV funnyman reportedly refused to accept his ...

Comedy legend Don Rickles got fed up with Martin Scorsese during filming of “Casino” 30 years ago, the Oscar-winning director revealed. Before a Tribeca Film Festival screening Thursday at the Beacon ...

Johnny Carson was left pained over not being a "better father" following the shocking death of his son, Rick, in 1991, RadarOnline.com can reveal. The late-night icon's eldest son, Chris, was recently ...

More than 20 years after the death of his iconic father, Johnny Carson’s oldest son, Chris Carson, has died. He was 74. According to Howard Smith, a close friend and neighbor of the late television ...