Jack Paar
Biography
Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American talk show host, writer, radio and television comedian, and film actor. He was the second host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. Time magazine's obituary of Paar reported wryly, "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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Jack Paar — movies and TV shows
6.8SeriesThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
7.0SeriesWhat's My Line?
1950
6.8SeriesThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
7.5SeriesTonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
7.0SeriesThe Bob Hope Show
1950
6.8SeriesThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
6.4SeriesThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
7.8SeriesThe Jack Benny Program
1950
6.8SeriesStartime
1959
5.5FilmLove Nest
1951
5.7FilmEasy Living
1949
7.0FilmPublic Speaking
2011
7.4FilmSid & Judy
2019
8.0FilmJack Paar: Smart Television
2003
5.0Film50 Years of NBC Late Night
2001
6.5FilmDown Among the Sheltering Palms
1953
8.3FilmThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990
6.6FilmStardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006
10.0FilmVariety Time
1948
5.1FilmWalk Softly, Stranger
1950
7.0FilmGroucho & Cavett
2022
3.3FilmFootlight Varieties
1951