Johnny Carson remains one of the top modern late-night hosts, and for good reason. As the host of The Tonight Show from 1962 ...

Johnny Carson, the iconic host of "The Tonight Show," died in 2005 at age 79 from respiratory failure caused by emphysema. He ...

A dark side to Johnny Carson has been revealed in his new biography, Carson the Magnificent, which was 20 years in the making ...

Carson the Magnificent” delivers the famous talk-show host in full while keeping the mystery of what made him tick alive ...

Johnny Carson presented a confident, quick-witted persona on “The Tonight Show” but his personal life was not so smooth. He ...

Carson pioneered a new style of late-night hosting—relaxed, improvisatory, risk-averse, and inscrutable.

(Simon & Schuster/TNS) For almost 30 years as host of “The Tonight Show,” Johnny Carson was the last face millions of viewers ...

Johnny Carson used his affable personality and keen gift for comedy to become no less than the King of Late-Night Television ...

For almost 30 years as host of “The Tonight Show,” Johnny Carson was the last face millions of viewers saw before they closed ...

After Carson stepped in for Skelton at the last minute on one occasion, he was given his own short-lived variety show, "The Johnny Carson Show," the same source recounted. Following wavering ...

Carson married for the fourth and final time ... of ‘The Tonight Show.’ As a result, he was likely, at least, a different person than he had been when he was working." Johnny Carson and ...