Jack Paar is best known as the popular host of
The Tonight Show from 1957-1962. His critical acclaim primarily came from his plentiful social skills, which came in handy when having conversations with guests. His departure from
The Tonight Show was indeed a stormy one, consisting of elements regarding Communist jokes and censoring what Jack said. Following
The Tonight Show, Jack took an attempt at stardom once more by creating a new NBC variety series, that unfortunately flopped. In 1973 he signed on with ABC to have another talk show, but it could not keep up with its
… More competition, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. After these failures, he decided to retire from the world of entertainment.