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Who Was Johnny Carson?

After college, comedian Johnny Carson worked as a television writer for Red Skelton's show. He moved to New York City and in , Carson replaced Jack Paar as host of The Tonight Show for an Emmy Award-winning run that lasted three decades.

Carson's final appearance as host attracted an estimated 50 million viewers. He died in

Early Years

Born in Corning, Iowa, on October 23, , to Ruth and Homer R. Carson, a power company manager, Johnny Carson learned how to reel in audiences at a young age.

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He fell in love with magic when he was 12 years old, and after purchasing a magician's kit through the mail, he began performing magic tricks in public, as "The Great Carsoni."

Following high school, in , an year-old Carson joined the U.S.

Navy as an ensign and then decoded encrypted messages as a communications officer. Serving aboard the USS Pennsylvania, he continued performing magic, mainly for his fellow shipmates. He later said