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Biography

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…more

Born

5/1/1918, Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Died

1/27/2004

Birth Name

Jack Harold Paar

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (4)

Role
- The Jack Paar Program
  Host
  - S 3: Ep 39 June 25, 1965
    6/25/65
  - S 3: Ep 35 May 28, 1965
    5/28/65
  - S 3: Ep 34 May 21, 1965
    5/21/65
  - S 3: Ep 33 May 14, 1965
    5/14/65
  - S 3: Ep 32 May 7, 1965
    5/7/65
  - + 67 More Credits
- The Jack Paar Show
  Host
  - S 5: Ep 255 August 24, 1962
    8/24/62
  - S 5: Ep 254 August 23, 1962
    8/23/62
  - S 5: Ep 253 August 22, 1962
    8/22/62
  - S 5: Ep 252 August 21, 1962
    8/21/62
  - S 5: Ep 251 August 20, 1962
    8/20/62
  - + 133 More Credits
- Bank on the Stars
  host (1953)
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Host
  - S 2: Ep 16 12/16/1951
    12/16/51
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 41 Louis Armstrong / Teresa Brewer / Jack Paar / Gary Cooper / Betty Madigan
    7/7/57
  - S 10: Ep 31 Bill Haley & the Comets / Lena Horne / Tony Perkins
    4/28/57
  - S 9: Ep 40 June 24, 1956: 8th Anniversary Show
    6/24/56
  - S 9: Ep 35 Marcel Marceau / Jack Paar / Teresa Brewer / David Whitfield
    5/20/56
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
  - S 10: Ep 13 scheduled: Rise Stevens; Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy; Jack Paar; Jo Sullivan
    12/16/56
  - S 10: Ep 5 scheduled: Jack Paar / On film: Robert Mitchum; Rita Hayworth; Jack Lemmon
    10/21/56
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself, guest host
  - S 9: Ep 44 Jack Paar (guest host) / Ames Brothers / Ted Lewis / Prof. Backwards
    7/22/56
Guest Star (23)

Role
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 95 May 23, 1989
    5/23/89
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 150 Show #0797 (861126)
    11/26/86
  - S 2: Ep 142 Show #0317 (831123)
    11/23/83
  - S 2: Ep 57 Show #0232 (830523)
    5/23/83
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself
  - S 38: Ep 1 The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/21/86
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 119 March 1, 1978
    3/1/78
  - S 15: Ep 58 November 23, 1977
    11/23/77
  - S 15: Ep 57 November 22, 1977
    11/22/77
- The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 15 Jack Paar guest
    9/1/73
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 176 June 13, 1972
    6/13/72
  - S 6: Ep 157 May 16, 1972
    5/16/72
- The Jonathan Winters Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 September 25, 1968
    9/25/68
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 April 24, 1967
    4/24/67
- ABC Stage 67
  Host/Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Kennedy Wit
    10/5/66
- Password
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 10 EPISODE
    6/24/63
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 3 February 27, 1962
    2/27/62
- The Bob Newhart Show (1961)
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 16 Show No. 16
    2/7/62
- The Jack Benny Program
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 1 Season Premiere
    10/15/61
  - S 10: Ep 5 Jack Paar Show
    11/29/59
- The Joey Bishop Show (1961)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Joey Meets Jack Paar
    9/27/61
- The DuPont Show of the Week
  Himself (on film)
  - S 1: Ep 1 Laughter USA
    9/17/61
- Ford Startime
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Wonderful World of Jack Paar
    1/26/60
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 11: Ep 21 EPISODE #498
    1/24/60
  - S 9: Ep 28 EPISODE #405
    3/9/58
- Ford Startime
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Wonderful World of Entertainment
    10/6/59
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 22 March 30, 1958
    3/30/58
- The Polly Bergen Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 13 March 8, 1958
    3/8/58
  - S 1: Ep 11 February 8, 1958
    2/8/58
- Person to Person
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 11 November 22, 1957
    11/22/57
- The Tonight Show
  Guest Host
  - S 3: Ep 2 September 4, 1956
    9/4/56
  - S 3: Ep 1 September 3, 1956
    9/3/56
- What's My Line?
  Guest Panelist
  - S 6: Ep 45 EPISODE #266
    7/10/55
  - S 5: Ep 45 EPISODE #215
    7/11/54
Producer (2)

Role
- ABC Stage 67
  Producer
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Kennedy Wit
    10/5/66
- The Jack Paar Program
  Producer
  - S 3: Ep 39 June 25, 1965
    6/25/65
  - S 3: Ep 35 May 28, 1965
    5/28/65
  - S 3: Ep 34 May 21, 1965
    5/21/65
  - S 3: Ep 33 May 14, 1965
    5/14/65
  - S 3: Ep 32 May 7, 1965
    5/7/65
  - + 25 More Credits

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Trivia
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- Jack married Miriam Wagner in October of 1943. Together they had one daughter, Randy.
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- Jack Paar died in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States of America.
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- In 1998 Jack was forced to undergo triple bypass heart surgery, due to problems with his arteries. This was followed with a stroke in March 2003.
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- Jack Paar: Everyone thinks Ed Sullivan discovered The Beatles. That's not true. I had them on before he did. I did it because I thought they were funny, not because I liked the music. I'm a Muzak kind of guy ... my home's like living in an elevator.
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- Jack Paar: (Context unclear) I kid you not...
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- Jack Paar: My life seems like one big obstacle course, with me as the chief obstacle.
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