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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.
Jack Paar. Actor: Walk Softly, Stranger. Became host of the Tonight Show in 1957 and quickly grew very popular with viewers. So popular, in fact, that the show was renamed "The Jack Paar Show" after only one year of hosting.
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 1957 to...
Apr 30, 2024 · Jack Paar (born May 1, 1918, Canton, Ohio, U.S.—died Jan. 27, 2004, Greenwich, Conn.) 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.
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 ...
Aug 29, 2020 · Starring Jack Parr and Alexandra Marlin, Gage Oxley’s Greenlight uncovers the dark side of technology. And that, when mixed with the heady cocktail of fame, image-building and felony, makes the loss of privacy its first casual victim.
Jan 29, 2004 · Dick Cavett article pays tribute to Jack Parr, monologist and former host of Tonight Show who has died at age 85; photo (M)
