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Jack Paar

Birth Name:

Jack Harold Paar

Birth Place:

Canton, Ohio, United States

Profession

TV host, actor, comedian

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Tricky Dick

Pioneers of Television

The Joey Bishop Show

Himself

Latest News See All

Joan Rivers, Comedienne and Fashion Police Host, Dies at 81

Legendary comedienne Joan Rivers died Thursday after being taken off of life support, her daughter Melissa told The Associated Press. She was 81.

Thu, Sep 4, 2014

Jimmy Fallon Brings Tonight Show Back to New York with Star-Studded Debut

Jimmy Fallon ushered in a new era of The Tonight Show, and welcomed the show back to New York for the first time in more than four decades on Monday. Although the former Late Night host was broadcasting from the same studio, with the same band and the same announcer, the historical impact of The Tonight Show's return to the Big Apple was...

Tue, Feb 18, 2014

Comedian Jonathan Winters Dies at 87

Jonathan Winters, the actor and comedian best known for It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and Mork & Mindy, has died. He was 87.

Fri, Apr 12, 2013

The Biz: Ryan Seacrest Could Replace Matt Lauer on Today

America could soon be waking up to Ryan Seacrest. After months of rumors that NBC execs were exploring hiring the American Idol host as an eventual replacement for Matt Lauer on Today, significant conversations are now taking place about making it happen as part of a larger deal between Seacrest and NBC parent company Comcast. While the mention of Seacrest's name is likely to make TV-news purists cringe, Today has a history of hiring anchors without serious...

Wed, Dec 14, 2011

Regis Philbin Signs Off Live After 28 Years

In the end, it wasn't just Regis and Kelly, or Regis and Kathie Lee ... it felt more like Regis and everybody. After some 16,000 hours in front of a television camera, Regis Philbin signed off Live! with Regis and Kelly Friday morning.Ending a 28-year run, the "Farewell Special" began oddly ...

Fri, Nov 18, 2011