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Notable works and roles. Host of Tonight Starring Jack Paar ( NBC) Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American talk show host, writer, radio and television comedian, and film actor. He was the second host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962.
Jan 28, 2004 · Jack Paar, prickly, often emotional and always unpredictable humorist who turned late-night television into national institution, dies at age 85; Paar hosted Tonight Show on NBC from...
Jack Paar was an American humorist who, as host (1957–62) of The Tonight Show (later called The Jack Paar Show), was one of the pioneers of late night television. Paar quit school when he was 16 years old and went to work first as a radio announcer and later as a comic and disc jockey on a series.
Jan 25, 2019 · Jack Paar, a wry, spontaneous and brainy broadcaster whose “The Tonight Show” and “The Jack Paar Program” pioneered the late-night television talk show in the 1950s and early 1960s, died ...
Jan 30, 2004 · In other words, Jack Paar — host of NBCs The Tonight Show (later retitled The Jack Paar Show) from 1957 to 1962 — made late-night television history by helping to fashion a format that...
Jan 27, 2004 · Jack Paar, the smart-alec comic who pioneered late-night talk on “The Tonight Show” in the 1950s and paved the way for Johnny Carson and others before walking away from television...
Nov 21, 2006 · Learn about Jack Paar, the radio and television personality who created the late-night talk show format and hosted THE TONIGHT SHOW. Discover his career highlights, controversies, and personal life in this American Masters profile.
