Johnny Carson (born 1925), dubbed the King of Late Night Television, became a pioneer in show business as host of The Tonight Show for 30 years. His interviewing and comic techniques won over a huge audience and spawned numerous imitators. There was no...

In January 1965, Johnny Carson appeared at Lyndon Baines Johnson's presidential inauguration gala. Carson took the stage directly opposite the president and bragged "I've done more for birth control than Enovid." The claim...

John William "Johnny" Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23,2005) was an American television host best known for his iconic status as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for thirty...

Will H. Schaefer, a composer whose music accompanied hit television shows such as "I Dream of Jeannie" and "The Flintstones," has died in California, a family friend said Wednesday. He was 78.Schaefer died of cancer Saturday in a nursing home in Cathedral City near Palm...

Former President Carter, who already has a book coming out this fall about his post-White House years, is working on a memoir about his mother, Lillian, to be published next spring by Simon & Schuster."Jimmy Carter has inspired millions. Its a great opportunity to meet...

Tommy Newsom, the former backup bandleader on "The Tonight Show" whose "Mr. Excitement" nickname was a running joke for Johnny Carson, has died. He was 78.Newsom died of cancer Saturday at his home in Portsmouth, the city of his birth, according to his nephew, Jim...

Richard Jeni, a standup comedian who played to sold-out crowds, was a regular on the "Tonight Show" and appeared in movies, died of a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide, police said Sunday.Police found the 49-year-old comedian alive but gravely injured in a West Hollywood...