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

Johnny Carson, seen here in the 1980s, is the subject of a new biography that aims to explore his little-known private life. "He had major problems with alcohol, especially early on, that turned ...

In his appearance on 'The Tonight Show' in 1980, Steve Martin shocked Johnny Carson when he he a waiter take his order, and bring him a meal during his interview.

The pioneering late-night show host lived a troubled life behind closed doors, revealed in "Carson the Magnificent" ...

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

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

The proverbial sh*t hit the fan in 1980, four years after a Michigan man named ... Tonight Show—which by then was a famous ...

In the 1980s Yankees owner George Steinbrenner tried ... Employing a bone-dry wit, he made more than 40 appearances on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show." He said, "I did 'Tonight Shows,' you know ...