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Jack Paar

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American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host (1918-2004)

United StatesActorsLived 1918 to 2004 · aged 85
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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.

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Paar in 1939, at approximately 21 years oldPaar in 1939, at approximately 21 years oldPaar appearing on Dick Cavett's show in January 1973, when he announced his return to televisionPaar appearing on Dick Cavett's show in January 1973, when he announced his return to televisionPaar (left) with Senator John F. Kennedy on The Tonight Show in 1959Paar (left) with Senator John F. Kennedy on The Tonight Show in 1959

Filmography 15

Public Speaking2011 · ★ 7.0
Walk Softly, Stranger1950
Love Nest1951
Easy Living1949
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story2006
Sid & Judy2019
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic1990
Groucho & Cavett2022
Footlight Varieties1951
Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'1997
Down Among the Sheltering Palms1953
Jack Paar: Smart Television2003
Variety Time1948
Bob Hope's World of Comedy1976
50 Years of NBC Late Night2001

27 credits on file

Television 9

The Merv Griffin Show1962
The Dick Cavett Show1968
What's My Line?1950
The Ed Sullivan Show1948
The Jack Benny Program1950
The Bob Hope Show1950
Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956
Startime1959

Awards 1

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Connected to Jack 6

Mamie Van DorenAlso in Footlight Varieties (1951)Spring ByingtonAlso in Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)Gloria DeHavenAlso in Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1953)Jacques TourneurAlso in Easy Living (1949)Blossom RockAlso in Love Nest (1951)Robert StevensonAlso in Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)

About this person

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. 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."

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Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 2004 · aged 85
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14 languages

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