Acting
Jack Paar
Also Known As: Jack Harold Paar
Birth Date
May 1, 1918
Death Date
January 27, 2004
(passed away at 85)
Place of Birth
Canton, Ohio, USA
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Biography
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."
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TV Show
The Merv Griffin Show
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1962 • 2 episodes
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The Dick Cavett Show
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1968 • 2 episodes
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TV Show
What's My Line?
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1950 • 1 episode
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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1948 • 7 episodes
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The Bob Hope Show
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1950 • 1 episode
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The Jack Benny Program
Jack Paar
1950 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Host
1957 • 307 episodes
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
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1956 • 1 episode
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Startime
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1959 • 1 episode
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Movie
Groucho & Cavett
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2022
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Movie
Public Speaking
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2011
Movie
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
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1976
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Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'
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1997
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Movie
Love Nest
Ed Forbes
1951
Movie
50 Years of NBC Late Night
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2001
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Movie
Walk Softly, Stranger
Ray Healy
1950
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Easy Living
Scoop Spooner
1949
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
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1990
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Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Lt. Mike Sloan
1953
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Jack Paar: Smart Television
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2003