Johnny Carson

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actor comedian human television host writer

Johnny Carson was a legendary American television host and comedian best known for his three-decade tenure as the host of NBC’s late-night talk show "The Tonight Show."

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actor → comedian → human → television host → writer →
awardReceived	Kennedy Center Honors → Peabody Award → Presidential Medal of Freedom → Primetime Emmy Award →
causeOfDeath	emphysema →
child	Christopher Carson → Cory Carson → Richard Carson →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1925-10-23 →
dateOfDeath	2005-01-23 →
educatedAt	Norfolk High School → University of Nebraska–Lincoln →
employer	National Broadcasting Company →
endTime	1992-05-22 →
familyName	Carson →
fieldOfWork	comedy → television →
fullName	John William Carson →
gender	male →
genre	stand-up comedy → talk show →
givenName	John →
influenced	Conan O'Brien → David Letterman → Jay Leno → Jimmy Fallon →
memberOf	Phi Gamma Delta →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
network	NBC →
notableWork	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson →
numberOfChildren	3 →
occupation	actor → comedian → magician → television host → writer →
placeOfBirth	Corning, Iowa, United States →
placeOfDeath	Los Angeles, California, United States →
positionHeld	host of The Tonight Show →
residence	Beverly Hills, California, United States NERFINISHED → Malibu, California, United States →
spouse	Alexis Maas → Joanna Holland → Joanne Copeland NERFINISHED → Jody Morrill Wolcott →
startTime	1962-10-01 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jack Benny → Jack Paar → Steve Allen →	influenced
Johnny Carson ("John William Carson") →	fullName
University of Nebraska–Lincoln →	hasNotableAlumnus
The Tonight Show →	notableHost
Television Academy Hall of Fame induction →	notableInducteesInclude
Jack Paar ("Johnny Carson (as host of The Tonight Show)") →	succeededBy