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John William "Johnny" Carson (3 Oktober 1925 – 23 Januari 2005) adalah seorang pemeran, pelawak, dan penulis AS yang dikenal sebagai pembawa acara The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Ia dilahirkan di Corning, Iowa dengan ayah Homer "Kit" Lloyd Carson dan ibu Ruth Hook Carson. Johnny Carson dibesarkan di Norfolk, Nebraska, di mana ia belajar sulap dan mulai pentas sebagai "The Great Carsoni" dalam usia 14 tahun. Ia digaet oleh pelawak Red Skelton sebagai penulis untuk acara lawaknya di televisi. Suatu hari Skelton tiba-tiba pingsan satu jam sebelum acara mulai disiarkan secara langsung, dan Carson menggantikannya. Setelah itu ia memandu beberapa acara sebelum akhirnya The Tonight Show.
Rujukan
Bart, Peter. "We Hardly Knew Ye." Variety (Los Angeles), 18 Mei 1992.
Corkery, Paul. Carson: The Unauthorized Biography. Ketchum, Idaho: Randt, 1987.
Cox, Stephen. Here's Johnny!: Thirty Years of America's Favorite Late-night Entertainment. New York: Harmony, 1992.
de Cordova, Fred. Johnny Came Lately: An Autobiography. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988.
Knutzen, Erik. "Celebs Say Thanks, Johnny." Boston (Massachusetts) Herald, 21 Mei 1992.
Leamer, Laurence. King of the Night: The Life of Johnny Carson. New York: Morrow, 1989.
McMahon, Ed. Here's Johnny!: My Memories of Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show, and 46 Years of Friendship. Nashville, Tennessee: Rutledge Hill Press, 18 Oktober 2005
Smith, Ronald L. Johnny Carson: An Unauthorized Biography. New York: St. Martin's, 1987.
Van Hise, James. 40 Years at Night: The Story of the Tonight Show. Las Vegas, Nevada: Pioneer, 1992.
Zoglin, Richard. "And What A Reign It Was: In His 30 Years, Carson Was The Best." Time (New York), 16 Maret 1992.
Pranala luar
The Official Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson web site
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