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2004 Jack Paar, TV host, early Tonight Show host, dies at 85
2001 Fred De Cordova, producer/director, Tonight Show, dies at 90 2000 Steve Allen, writer/TV host, early Tonight Show host, dies at 80 1999 Jane Crowley, censor, NBC censor for The Tonight Show, dies at 73 1997 4,000th episode of "Entertainment Tonight" 1996 Magda Schneider, actress (Going Gay, Be Mine Tonight), dies at 87 1996 John Tesh's final day as host of "Entertainment Tonight" 1995 Kevin Eubanks officially becomes band leader of "Tonight Show" 1994 "Comedy Tonight" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 8 performances 1994 "Comedy Tonight" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 8 performances 1994 Bobcat Goldthwait charged with misdemeanors for fire on Tonight Show 1994 Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait sets fire to the couch on Tonight Show 1993 Catherine Leno, mother of Tonight Show host Jay, dies of cancer at 82 1993 Entertainment Tonight's 3,000th show 1993 NBC offers "Tonight Show" to David Letterman 1992 Jay Leno becomes permanent host of "Tonight Show" 1992 Johnny Carson's final appearance as host of Tonight Show 1992 Jay Leno's final appearance as permanent guest host of Tonight 1992 John Tesh (Entertainment Tonight) marries actress Connie Selleca 1991 Michael Landon appears on Tonight Show to talk about his cancer 1991 Johnny Carson announces he will retire next year from Tonight Show 1991 2,500th episode of Entertainment Tonight airs 1990 Lillian "Miss" Miller, audience member (Merv Griffin, Tonight), dies 1989 "Entertainment Tonight" performs their 2,000th TV performance 1989 Entertainment Tonight's Mary Hart marries producer Burt Sugarman 1986 John Tesh's 1st appearance on Entertainment Tonight 1986 Leroy Holmes, orchestra leader (Tonight Show, 1956-57), dies at 72 1984 Cyndi Lauper sings "She-Bop" on Tonight Show 1984 Leeza Gibbon's 1st appearance on Entertainment Tonight 1982 Mary Hart joins Entertainment Tonight 1982 Leonard Maltin's 1st appearance on Entertainment Tonight 1981 Entertainment Tonight premieres on TV 1981 Roy James Brown, U.S. boxer/singer (Good rockin' tonight), dies at 55 1979 Wings release "Goodnight Tonight" 1977 1st time Jay Leno appears on Tonight Show with host Johnny Carson 1975 Bob Considine, newscaster (Tonight! America After Dark), dies at 68 1975 John Lennon appears on "Tonight" and Ringo on "Smother Brothers" 1974 Dorothy Fields, U.S. singer (Way you Look Tonight), dies at 68 1971 Leanza Cornet, TV host, Entertainment Tonight 1969 50m TV viewers saw singer Tiny Tim marry Miss Vicky, on Tonight Show 1968 John Gough, actor (Circus Kid, 2 for Tonight), dies at 73 1967 "Tonight Show" is shortened from 105 to 90 minutes 1966 Lisa Canning, Virgin Islands, hostess, Entertainment Tonight 1962 Johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show, Joan Crawford guests 1962 "Tonight Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1962 Jack Paar's final appearance on the "Tonight Show" 1962 Julie Moran, TV hostess, Entertainment Tonight, Independence Day 1961 Wendy Liebman, born in Manhasset, New York, comedian, performs stand up comedy, American Comedy Award for Female Stand-up Comedian of the Year, 1997, appeared on HBO, The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show 1961 "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" by Elvis Presley peaks to #1 1960 Branford Marsalis, jazz saxophonist, Bring on the Night, Tonight Show 1960 Nancy Martinez, born in Montreal, Quebec, rocker, musician, singer, known for dance-pop music hit songs 'For Tonight', 'Move Out' 1958 Edd Hall, TV announcer, Jay Leno's Tonight Show 1957 Kevin Eubanks, bandleader, Tonight Show 1957 Jack Paar's Tonight show premieres 1957 Leeza Gibbons, born in South Carolina, TV host, Entertainment Tonight, Leeza 1957 "Tonight! America After Dark" premieres, with Jack Lescoulie and Al (Jazzbo) Collins on NBC (between Steve Allen and Jack Paar) 1956 Freddie Jackson, U.S. R&B singer and songwriter, Rock Me Tonight 1955 "3 for Tonight" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 85 performances 1955 "3 for Tonight" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 85 performances 1954 Bob Goen, TV host, Wheel of Fortune, Entertainment Tonight 1954 Steve Allen's "Tonight Show" premieres 1954 Tonight Show premieres on NBC (Johnny takes over 8 years later) 1954 Michael Scott, reporter, Entertainment Tonight 1953 Garrett Glaser, entertainment correspondent, Entertainment Tonight 1951 Mary Hart, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, TV hostess, Entertainment Tonight 1950 Leonard Maltin, born in New York City, movie critic, Entertainment Tonight 1950 Jay Leno, New Rochelle, comedian/talk show host, Tonight Show 1949 Robb Weller, TV host, Entertainment Tonight, Home Show 1949 Eddie Money, Mahoney, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and guitarist, Take Me Home Tonight 1948 Pat O'Brien, reporter, Entertainment Tonight 1947 Mitch Margo, Brooklyn, rocker, Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight 1945 Ron Hendren, born in Pinehurst, North Carolina, TV host, Entertainment Tonight 1942 Phil Margo, born in Brooklyn, rock vocalist, Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight 1939 Jay Siegel, Brooklyn, rock bassist, Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight 1938 Hank Medress, born in Brooklyn, New York, rocker, Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight 1936 Noel Coward's "Tonight at 8:30," premieres in New York City 1936 Alan Bleasdale, author/playwright, Are You Lonesome Tonight 1934 Barbara Howar, Nashville, reporter, Washington Post, Entertainment Tonight 1933 Barbara Carson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Comedy Tonight, Carter Country 1929 Tommy Newsom, Virginia, musician/bandleader/saxophonist, Tonight Show 1925 Johnny Carson, born in Corning, Iowa, comedian, Tonight Show, Who Do You Trust 1925 Roy James Brown, New Orleans, boxer/soul singer, Good Rockin' Tonight 1922 Lou Stein, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pianist, Tonight! America After Dark 1921 Steve Allen, New York City, comedian/TV host, Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show 1921 Paul Coates, born in New York City, columnist, Tonight! America After Dark 1919 Al "Jazbo" Collins, New York City, DJ, Tonight! America After Dark 1918 Milton Delugg, born in Los Angeles, California, orchestra leader, Tonight Show 1918 Skitch Henderson, born in Birmingham, England, orchestra leader, Tonight Show 1913 Leroy Holmes, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Tonight Show, 1956-57 1912 Tony Martin, Oakland Cal, singer, Tony Martin Show, Tonight We Love 1912 Irv Kupcinet, born in Chicago, Illinois, TV host, Tonight! America After Dark 1910 Fred de Cordova, film/TV producer, Tonight Show 1909 Magda Schneider, actress, Eva, Going Gay, Be Mine Tonight 1900 John Mason Brown, born in Louisville, Kentucky, critic, Tonight on Broadway |
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