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Carnac the Magnificent was a recurring comedic role played by Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. One of Carson's most well-known characters, Carnac was a "mystic from the East" who could psychically "divine" unknown answers to unseen questions. The character was introduced in 1964. [1]
Carson hosted several shows besides Carson's Cellar, including the game show Earn Your Vacation (1954) and the variety show The Johnny Carson Show (1955–1956). [ 3 ] [ 16 ] He was a guest panelist on the original To Tell the Truth beginning in 1960, becoming a regular panelist from 1961 to 1962.
For Carson fans, the biographical details will be familiar — many can be found in the very fine 2012 “American Masters” documentary “Johnny Carson: King of Late Night,” in which Zehme ...
Carson's official Tonight Show website; Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress; The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson at IMDb The Man Who Retired a June 2002 Esquire article also available here; Johnny Carson, late-night TV legend, dies at 79, a January 2005 CNN article; A profile of Carson in The New Yorker from 1978
Johnny Carson was so popular during his heyday that a late-night quip about a toilet paper shortage caused a run on the product at grocery stores across the country in 1973, nearly a half-century ...
On May 13th, 1994, beloved talk show host Johnny Carson made his last TV appearance ever on his friend David Letterman's "The Late Show." The last episode of Carson's "The Tonight Show" had aired ...
The prime time version ended in March 1957, but was soon revamped as a daytime show to air on ABC and feature Johnny Carson. In 1957, Carson's career was in serious trouble due to the cancellation of his prime time CBS variety series The Johnny Carson Show. This series immediately launched him into the public consciousness.
No. Original release date Guest(s) Musical/entertainment guest(s) 4,213: September 4, 1990 (): Jay Leno (guest host), Shirley MacLaine, David Lynch, Richard Libertini: Paul Young