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Jack Paar (I)

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Overview

Date of Birth:
1 May 1918, Canton, Ohio, USA more
Date of Death:
27 January 2004, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA (natural causes) more
Mini Biography:
Became host of the Tonight Show in 1957 and quickly view very popular... more
Trivia:
In 1960, he abruptly quit the show 4 minutes into programming after discovering... more
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Writer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment" .... Host (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka ABC Late Night (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 24 August 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Host
  2. "Jack Paar Tonite" (1973) TV series .... Host - Himself (unknown episodes)

  3. "Startime" .... Host (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Ford Startime
    ... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
        - The Jack Paar Variety Show (1960) TV episode .... Host

  4. Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1952) .... Lt. Mike Sloan
  5. Love Nest (1951) .... Ed Forbes
  6. Walk Softly, Stranger (1950) .... Ray Healy

  7. Easy Living (1949) .... Scoop Spooner
  8. Variety Time (1948) .... Master of Ceremonies
Thanks:
  1. Door to Door (2002) (TV) (acknowledgment: "The Tonight Show with Jack Paar" courtesy of)

  2. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) (TV) (acknowledgment)
    ... aka The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic (USA)
Self:
  1. M*A*S*H, Tootsie & God: A Tribute to Larry Gelbart (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  2. "American Masters" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...' (1997) TV episode .... Himself

  3. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 17 December 1987 (1987) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 18 November 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
  4. This Is Your Life (1987) (TV) .... Himself
  5. NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (1986) (TV) .... Himself
  6. The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986) (TV) .... Himself
  7. All-Star Party for Carol Burnett (1982) (TV) .... Himself

  8. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Hollywood (1967) (TV) .... Narrator
  9. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House (1966) (TV) .... Host
  10. "The Jack Paar Tonight Show" .... Himself / ... (31 episodes, 1957-1962)
    ... aka The Jack Paar Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 21 December 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 16 August 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 16 July 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 2 April 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 29 March 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
          (26 more)
  11. "Password" .... Panelist (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
        - Peggy Cass vs. Jack Paar (1962) TV episode .... Panelist
  12. "The Jack Paar Program" (1962) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
  13. At This Very Moment (1962) (TV) .... Himself
  14. "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
    ... aka The Jack Benny Show
        - Season Premiere (1961) TV episode .... Himself
        - Jack Paar Show (1959) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "The Joey Bishop Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - Joey Meets Jack Paar (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  16. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
        - Cliff Arquette (1960) TV episode .... Himself
  17. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1960)
        - Episode dated 24 January 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 9 March 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 10 July 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Guest Panelist

  18. "Startime" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Ford Startime
    ... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
        - The Wonderful World of Entertainment (1959) TV episode .... Himself
  19. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #2.22 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  20. "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #5.12 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  21. "To Tell the Truth" .... Guest Panelist (2 episodes, 1957)
        - Episode dated 3 September 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 4 June 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
  22. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (7 episodes, 1956-1957)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #10.41 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #10.31 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #10.13 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #10.5 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #9.44 (1956) TV episode .... Guest Host
          (2 more)
  23. "Tonight!" .... Himself - Guest Host (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
    ... aka Knickerbocker Beer Show (USA: summer title)
    ... aka The Knickerbocker Beer presents The Steve Allen Show (USA: second season title)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Show (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Tonight (USA: syndication title)
        - Paar Guest Host (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
        - Jack Paar Guest Host (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
        - Judy Garland Guest Host (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
  24. "The Morning Show" (1954) TV series .... Himself - Host
  25. "Bank on the Stars" (1953) TV series .... Himself/Host (1953)
  26. "Up to Paar" (1952) TV series .... Himself/Host
  27. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #2.16 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  28. Footlight Varieties (1951) .... Himself/Host
Archive Footage:
  1. "American Masters"
        - Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  2. Jack Parr: Smart Television (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  3. Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible (2000) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  4. "Biography"
        - Shirley MacLaine: This Time Around (2000) TV episode .... Himself
        - Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow (1997) TV episode .... Himself
  5. Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  6. TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984) (TV) .... Himself
  7. Marilyn (1963) (uncredited) .... Himself (scene from "Love Nest")
  8. "The DuPont Show of the Week"
        - Laughter USA (1961) TV episode .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
His autobiography is called 'I Kid You Not' based on the now popular phrase he coined when hosting The Tonight Show. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 1 Print Biography | 8 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
Genres:
Comedy | Family | Talk-Show | Music more
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