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Peter Lassally (born October 14, 1932) is a German-born American former executive who served as the executive producer of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Late Night with David Letterman, the Late Show with David Letterman and the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
- Television executive producer
- Newtown High School
- 1951–2015
Peter Lassally. Producer: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Peter Lassally started out working for Johnny Carson in the 1970's as the associate producer of "The Tonight Show.", and rose to Executive Producer with Fred De Cordova by 1992. When Carson retired in 1992, Lassally moved to be Executive Producer of David Letterman's NBC night ...
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Mar 11, 2018 · March 11, 2018 / 10:08 AM EDT / CBS News. Thanks to his 30+ years hosting "The Tonight Show," Johnny Carson became a household name. Less well known is his executive producer, Peter Lassally....
Aug 23, 2012 · Peter Lassally is known as "the host whisperer." If you've ever watched a late night show with an opening monologue, a couch and guests bouncing off each other, then you've seen his work — he...
Mar 18, 2015 · Mar 18, 2015 10:00am PT. Producer Peter Lassally’s Retirement Brings an End to an Era of Latenight. By Brian Lowry. Liz O.Baylen/Los Angeles Times/Contour by Getty Images. For a guy who comes...
Apr 12, 2013 · Lassally, whose TV career runs back to Arthur Godfrey, who ruled the medium in the 1950s, is probably the most experienced man in late night — and as the man closest to the men behind the desk,...
In his two-hour interview, Peter Lassally talks about his early years and his family fleeing Germany during World War II. He describes his first jobs in broadcasting at WOR and as a page at NBC. He recounts his time working with Arthur Godfrey and scouting talent for him.
