Jack Paar
American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host (1918-2004) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 85
Jack Harold Paar 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 is read about 354 times a day, in 14 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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Close ties
Robin Williams Influenced by Jack- Jacques Tourneur Directed Easy Living (1950)
- Robert Stevenson Directed Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
Paul Stewart Also in Walk Softly, Stranger and Easy Living
Robert Ellis Also in Easy Living and Walk Softly, Stranger
Jeff Donnell Also in Walk Softly, Stranger and Easy Living- Joseph M. Newman Directed Love Nest (1951)
Henry Kulky Also in Love Nest (1951)- Hal Yates Directed Footlight Varieties (1951)
Also in Deutsch
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Awards
About this person
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."
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 2004 · aged 85
