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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.
Jack Paar was a producer, actor, and writer who hosted The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. He was known for his witty and emotional interviews, his quitting the show over a censored joke, and his later TV movies and variety shows.
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Jan 28, 2004 · 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''...
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 ...
Apr 30, 2024 · Jack Paar 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. Paar quit school when he was 16 years old and went to work first as a radio announcer and later as a comic and disc jockey on a series.
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Nov 21, 2006 · Learn about Jack Paar, the radio and television personality who created the late-night talk show format and hosted THE TONIGHT SHOW. Discover his career highlights, controversies, and personal life in this American Masters profile.
Jan 27, 2004 · Watch a clip of Jack Paar, who hosted NBC's \"Tonight Show\" from 1957 to '62, interviewing John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960. Learn how he brought politics and humor to the small screen and influenced the genre of late-night talk shows.
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