As host of The Tonight Show for 30 years, Johnny Carson set the standard for late-night TV comedians. His successor, Jay Leno, benefitted more than anyone else thanks to some key career advice from ...
The actress says she felt that Carson was implying "there had to be one Black judge in order for me to win.” Vanessa Williams is reflecting on the early days of her career in a new interview with ...
It was around Christmas in 1989, when Johnny Carson held a small box up to the “Tonight Show” cameras. “What do you think this weighs?” Carson said, his wrist bending from the weight. “It’s only a ...
When Vanessa Williams made history becoming the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America at the 1984 competition, the then-20-year-old became the talk of the nation. Unfortunately, all of what was ...
Johnny Carson, host of "The Tonight Show," was both an icon and a valuable pitchman. One company tried to use his name ...
On what would have been the 100th birthday of the man many still consider the king of late-night TV, see a selection of his ...