While the world knew famed late-night host Johnny Carson as the funny man who America welcomed into their homes for 30 seasons, Howard Smith knew him as a kind, down to earth neighbor in Malibu.

After some time, Wayne Newton became fed up with Johnny Carson’s mean-spirited jokes. It was the final straw. So, Newton took it upon himself to either end the ridiculous feud or go out fighting.

and bring them to the studio and give them to the cue card guy and they put them on cue cards.” Don Rickles and Johnny Carson on the late-night show in July 1978. The job was far from over ...

Iconic talk show host Johnny Carson could be cold and aloof and treat aspiring comedians in a way that left them riven with insecurity, a new book claims. Writer Mike Thomas's new book Carson ...

Johnny Carson presided over not just late night, but American popular culture. "Johnny Carson was the biggest star in America," said writer Mike Thomas. "Movie stars, rock stars, I don't think ...

Johnny Carson's kids have different childhood memories of the TV personality Julie Tremaine is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared ...

Longtime host of The Tonight Show Johnny Carson was in millions of homes every night as a funny and affable talk show host — but off-camera, his relationships were strained, especially with his ...

Johnny Carson with his first wife Jody Wolcott at their home in Encino, California, circa 1955 ; Johnny Carson and Alexis Maas attend an event on September 21, 1983 in Beverly Hills, California.

Johnny Carson, beloved host of The Tonight Show, famously joked about his difficulties in love, casting the blame, at one point, on his most iconic role. “If I had given as much to marriage as I ...

The winner? “Heeeeerrre’s Johnny!” the nightly words, spoken by sidekick Ed McMahon, that brought out Johnny Carson to start another episode of The Tonight Show, the still-running NBC late-night ...

Carson the Magnificent; By Bill Zehme and Mike Thomas; Simon & Schuster; 336 pp., $30.00 Johnny Carson was omnipresent on American television for three decades (1962 to 1992), flickering in the ...