Dana Carvey remains the best impressionist in modern comedic history. His impersonations include pop culture icons like Paul McCartney and Johnny Carson, but Carvey’s George H.W. Bush is legendary.

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

Johnny Carson dominated late-night TV for over 30 years, but when cameras stopped rolling, he privately struggled with drinking and three doomed marriages. The iconic host, who was known for being ...

Illinois oldest farmer Merritt Heaton appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson on February 3rd, 1988.

Frank Abagnale appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1978, stunning the audience and Johnny himself with unbelievable stories about his time as a professional 'con man'.

Johnny Carson, the man who made “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” an American institution, has been off the late-night air longer than he was on it. For people of a certain age — you ...

"Carson the Magnificent," by Bill Zehme with Mike Thomas. (Simon & Schuster/TNS) For almost 30 years as host of “The Tonight Show,” Johnny Carson was the last face millions of viewers saw ...

For almost 30 years as host of “The Tonight Show,” Johnny Carson was the last face millions of viewers saw before they closed their eyes and went to sleep. Carson, the critic David Thomson ...