Johnny Carson Quotes


I was going to hang it up on the twenty-fifth year of this show. I don't know why. Maybe twenty-five years is enough. And I found out that I was having so much fun doing the show that we decided to stick around for a while.


Citations

Carson, Johnny. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. NBC, 1 Oct. 1987.

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Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson
  • Born: October 23, 1925
  • Died: January 23, 2005
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Comedian

John William Carson was an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known as the host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson received six Emmy Awards, the Television Academy's 1980 Governor's Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.