Jack Paar



First NameJack
Last NamePaar
Full Name at BirthJack Harold Paar
Age85 (age at death)
Date of BirthMay 1, 1918
BirthplaceCanton, Ohio
Date of DeathJanuary 27, 2004
Location of DeathGreenwich, Connecticut, USA
Cause of DeathNatural Causes
Hair ColorBrown - Light
Star SignTaurus
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryTalk Show Host
Claim to FameHost of "The Tonight Show"

Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American radio and television comedian and talk show host, best known for his stint as host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. Time magazine's obituary noted that: "His fans would remember him as the fellow who split talk show history into two eras: Before Paar and Below Paar."


Lucy Rank
#56,351
to be the LucyWho "Star of the Day"


Filmography

Selected Jack Paar film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Himself

2000
Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
Himself

1993
Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America
Himself

1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Himself

1963
Himself

1962
Himself

1959
Startime
Himself 

1957
The Jack Paar Tonight Show
Himself - Host 

1956
Himself - Guest Panelist

1953
Lt. Mike Sloan

1953
Person to Person
Himself

1953
Tonight!
Himself - Guest Host

1951
Ed Forbes

1951
Host, Himself

1950
Ray Healy

1950
Himself

1950
Himself - Guest Panelist 

1949
Scoop Spooner

1948
Himself 

1948
Variety Time
Master of Ceremonies

Producer Credits

1966
ABC Stage 67
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Thanks Credits

2002
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1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
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