January 27, 2004(2004-01-27) (aged 85) Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Medium
Television Film Memoirs
Nationality
American
Years active
1947–1998
Genres
Observational comedy
Subject(s)
Everyday life, American culture
Spouse
Irene Gubbins (twice divorced)
Miriam Wagner[1]
(m. 1943)
Children
1
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. Time magazine's obituary of Paar reported wryly, "His fans would remember him as the fellow who split talk show history into two eras: Before Paar and Below Paar."[2]
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^Corliss, Richard (2004). "That Old Feeling: Parr Excellence", January 30, 2004, archives of Time online edition (New York, N.Y.). Retrieved March 4, 2004.
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...
The program has been hosted by six comedians: Steve Allen (1954–1957), JackPaar (1957–1962), Johnny Carson (1962–1992), Jay Leno (1992–2009 and 2010–2014)...
to TV and took over as host of the late-night talk show Tonight from JackPaar in 1962. He remained an American icon even after his retirement in 1992...
trademark character of Charley Weaver. Arquette accepted JackPaar's invitation to appear on Paar's NBC Tonight Show in 1957. Arquette had previously created...
Show starting June 2009. later joined TBS. JackPaar (1918–2004) Hosted The Tonight Show Starring JackPaar from 1957 to 1962 Seth Meyers (born 1973) Host...
of Fiddler on the Roof. In April 2023, he starred on Broadway playing JackPaar in the Tony Award-winning play Good Night, Oscar, opposite Tony Award...
as music, although the series' popularity was cemented by second host JackPaar, who took over after Allen had left and the show had ceased to exist....
perform on The JackPaar Show in 1964. While the artwork has been preserved over time – Henson showed it to Gene Shalit on Today in 1980 and Paar took David...
songs given only the title. Unlike when this routine was done during the JackPaar years with the Jose Melis band, Severinsen's band almost never knew the...
Center, New York City, which is the same studio in which Tonight Starring JackPaar and then The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson were produced from 1957...
Tonight! America After Dark (Jun 24 1957 – Jul 26, 1957) JackPaar Tonight Starring JackPaar (Jul 29 1957 – Mar 30 1962) Art Linkletter The Tonight Show...
musical performance on the January 13, 1960, broadcast of Tonight Starring JackPaar. Henderson also appeared on Broadway in The Girl Who Came to Supper (1963)...
by JackPaar and Arthur Godfrey, telling brash, often off-color jokes, and mugging at the camera. Hackett was a frequent guest on both the JackPaar and...
Prinze made his first television appearance on one of the last episodes of JackPaar Tonite. In December 1973, his biggest break came with an appearance on...
originating station for Wings Over Jordan and an early home to comedian JackPaar. Eventually owned by the forerunner to Nationwide Communications, WGAR...
days of television. He guest-hosted The Tonight Show substituting for JackPaar, and then guest-hosted The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson at least...
Nothing but the Truth, published by Laufer Media. She also appeared on JackPaar Tonite, where she clashed with Clement Freud. Barrett began appearing...
appearances on shows hosted by Johnny Carson, Judy Garland, Merv Griffin, JackPaar, and Ed Sullivan, and on The Hollywood Palace variety show. In 1984, Carroll...
seemingly sweet old lady with the barbed tongue. He was a favorite of JackPaar, who hosted The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962, and appeared frequently...
television as a frequent and welcomed guest on The Tonight Show with JackPaar in the 1960s, with memorable exchanges with Zsa Zsa Gabor and Muhammad...
White was a staple of network game shows and talk shows: including both JackPaar and later Johnny Carson's era of The Tonight Show. She made many appearances...
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