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Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American talk show host, writer, radio and television comedian, and film actor. He was the second host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962.
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Born Jack Harold Paar, May 1, 1918, in Canton, OH; died January 27, 2004, in Greenwich, CT. Television personality, actor, and radio-show host. Jack Paar took over as host of The Tonight Show in 1957 and in five brilliant years revolutionized late-night television.
Jack Paar. Actor: Walk Softly, Stranger. Became host of the Tonight Show in 1957 and quickly grew very popular with viewers. So popular, in fact, that the show was renamed "The Jack Paar Show" after only one year of hosting.
- May 1, 1918
- January 27, 2004
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...
Jan 28, 2004 · Jack Paar, the prickly, often emotional and always unpredictable humorist who turned late-night television into a national institution when he was host of the ''Tonight Show'' from 1957 to...
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Jack Paar (born May 1, 1918, Canton, Ohio, U.S.—died Jan. 27, 2004, Greenwich, Conn.) was an American humorist who, as host (1957–62) of The Tonight Show (later called The Jack Paar Show), was one of the pioneers of late night television.