Jack Paar

American humorist
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Also known as: Jack Harold Paar
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In full:
Jack Harold Paar
Born:
May 1, 1918, Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Died:
Jan. 27, 2004, Greenwich, Conn. (aged 85)
On the Web:
The Stuttering Foundation - Jack Paar (Dec. 24, 2024)

Jack Paar (born May 1, 1918, Canton, Ohio, U.S.—died Jan. 27, 2004, Greenwich, Conn.) was an American humorist who, as host (1957–62) of The Tonight Show (later called The Jack Paar Show), was one of the pioneers of late night television. Paar quit school when he was 16 years old and went to work first as a radio announcer and later as a comic and disc jockey on a series of radio stations. He entered the army in 1942 and spent the remainder of World War II as a disc jockey and entertainer, delighting his audience of enlisted men by ...(100 of 346 words)