Jack Paar

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actor comedian human television host writer

Jack Paar was an influential American television host and comedian best known for transforming late-night TV during his tenure on The Tonight Show in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Aliases (2)

Jack Harold Paar ×1
Randy Paar ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actor → comedian → human → television host → writer →
awardReceived	Emmy Award →
birthName	Jack Harold Paar →
causeOfDeath	pneumonia →
child	Randy Paar →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1918-05-01 →
dateOfDeath	2004-01-27 →
employer	NBC →
endTime	1962 (as host of The Tonight Show) →
familyName	Paar →
fieldOfWork	entertainment → stand-up comedy → television broadcasting →
genre	comedy →
givenName	Jack →
influenced	David Letterman → Johnny Carson → modern late-night talk shows →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
medium	radio → television →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
network	NBC →
notableAchievement	transformed late-night television format in the United States →
notableEvent	on-air walkout from The Tonight Show in 1960 →
notableWork	Jack Paar Tonite → The Jack Paar Show → The Tonight Show →
occupation	author → comedian → radio personality → television host →
placeOfBirth	Canton, Ohio, United States →
placeOfDeath	Greenwich, Connecticut, United States →
positionHeld	host of The Tonight Show →
precededBy	Steve Allen (as host of The Tonight Show) →
residence	Canton, Ohio, United States → Greenwich, Connecticut, United States →
spouse	Miriam Wagner →
startTime	1957 (as host of The Tonight Show) →
succeededBy	Johnny Carson (as host of The Tonight Show) →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jack Paar ("Jack Harold Paar") →	birthName
Jack Paar ("Randy Paar") →	child
Tonight Starring Jack Paar →	hasHost
The Tonight Show →	notableHost
Tonight Starring Jack Paar →	presenter
Tonight Starring Jack Paar →	starring