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American television host (1925–2005)

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John William Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, and writer best known as the host of NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson received six Primetime Emmy Awards, the Television Academy's 1980 Governor's Award and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy ingångsrum of Fame in 1987. Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.^[1]

During World War II, Carson served in the United States Navy. After the war he started a career in radio, then moved to television and took over as host of the late-night talk show Tonight from Jack Paar in 1962. Carson remained

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Johnny Carson's 4 Wives: A Look Back at the Late TV Host's Marriages (and Why He Said He Never Gave 'As Much' to His Relationships as to His Show)

Johnny Carson, beloved host of The Tonight Show, famously joked about his difficulties in love, casting the blame, at one point, on his most iconic role.

“If I had given as much to marriage as I gave to The Tonight Show, I’d probably have a hell of a marriage,” he once said, per PEOPLE.

Prior to becoming a household name as a pillar of late-night television, Carson married Joan "Jody" Wolcott in 1949 after they met as students at the University of Nebraska. The pair welcomed three sons and split in 1963.

The year after Carson took on the mantle of The Tonight Showin 1962, he met and married model and TV host Joanne Copeland, who encouraged him to pursue the host role full-time. She and Carson divorced in 1972. The comedian married model Joanna Holland that year, and the pair lived together in New York with her son

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Johnny Carson's 4 Wives: A Look Back at the Late TV Host's Marriages (and Why He Said He Never Gave 'As Much' to His Relationships as to His Show)

Johnny Carson, beloved host of The Tonight Show, famously joked about his difficulties in love, casting the blame, at one point, on his most iconic role.

“If I had given as much to marriage as I gave to The Tonight Show, I’d probably have a hell of a marriage,” he once said, per PEOPLE.

Prior to becoming a household name as a pillar of late-night television, Carson married Joan "Jody" Wolcott in 1949 after they met as students at the University of Nebraska. The pair welcomed three sons and split in 1963.

The year after Carson took on the mantle of The Tonight Showin 1962, he met and married model and TV host Joanne Copeland, who encouraged him to pursue the host role full-time. She and Carson divorced in 1972. The comedian married model Joanna Holland that year, and the pair lived together in New York with