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Johnny Carson

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Johnny Carson: Biography

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Birth Name: John William Carson
Birth Place: Corning, IA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/23/1925, Libra
Date of Death: 01/23/2005
Profession: TV host; comedian

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Johnny Carson Fast Facts:

Wrote a humor column for his high-school newspaper.
While still in college, made his radio debut on a Nebraska station, creating a Western comedy show.
Senior thesis at the University of Nebraska was titled "How to Write Comedy Jokes."
Made his TV acting debut on a 1957 Playhouse 90 adaptation of the stage farce Three Men and a Horse. The cast also included Jack Carson and Carol Channing.
Hosted the Academy Awards five times (1979, '80, '81, '82 and '84).
Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1992) and a Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Achievement Award (1993). Was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1987.
Is the celebrity with the second most TV GUIDE cover appearances, with 29 (Lucille Ball is first, with 34).

Johnny Carson Relationships:
Christopher Carson - Son
Catherine Carson - Sister
Cory Carson - Son
Joanna Holland Carson - Ex-wife
Joanne Copeland Carson - Ex-wife
Richard Wolcott Carson - Son
Alexis Maas Carson - Wife
Dick Carson - Brother
Joan Wolcott Carson - Ex-wife
Homer Carson - Father
Ruth Hook Carson - Mother
Johnny Carson Awards:
1976 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1965 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Nominee
1985 Peabody: Personal Award - Winner
1979 Emmy: Outstanding Program Achievement - Special Class - Winner
1980 Emmy: Outstanding Program Achievement - Special Class - Nominee
1974 Emmy: Outstanding Music-Variety Series - Nominee
1987 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program - Nominee
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program (series) - Winner
1984 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program - Nominee
1991 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program - Nominee
1983 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program - Nominee
1981 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program - Nominee
1971 Emmy: Outstanding Variety Series - Talk - Nominee
1972 Emmy: Outstanding Variety Series - Talk - Nominee
1977 Emmy: Special Classification of Outstanding Program Achievement - Winner
1978 Emmy: Special Classification of Outstanding Program Achievement - Winner
1985 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program - Nominee
1986 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program - Nominee
1987 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Talk Show Host - Winner
College:
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (BA, 1949)