Jack Paar

Talk show host, TV Personality

1918 – 2004

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Who was Jack Paar?

Jack Harold Paar was an American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host, best known for his stint as host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. Time magazine's obituary noted that: "His fans would remember him as the fellow who split talk show history into two eras: Before Paar and Below Paar."

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Born
May 1, 1918
Canton
Also known as
  • Jack Harold Paar
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Nationality
  • United States of America
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Lived in
  • Greenwich
  • Canton
Died
Jan 27, 2004
Greenwich

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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