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Jack Paar

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Jack Paar Fast Facts:

Contracted tuberculosis when he was 14 and dropped out of school at 16.
Overcame a stuttering problem to become a successful radio announcer.
During World War II, he entertained the troops overseas after being drafted.
Emotional and unpredictable (but never dull), he made national headlines in 1960 after he walked off The Tonight Show when NBC censored a joke about a "water closet." He returned three weeks later.
Showed performance footage of The Beatles on his NBC variety series a month before the group's breakthrough 1964 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Jack Paar Relationships:
Howard Paar - Father
Lillian Paar - Mother
Miriam Wagner Paar - Wife
Randy Paar - Daughter
Jack Paar Awards:
1959 Emmy: Best Performance by an Actor (Continuing Character) in a Musical or Variety Series - Nominee
1958 Emmy: Best Continuing Performance (Male) in a Series by a Comedian, Singer, Host, Dancer, M.C., Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, or any - Nominee