Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American talk show host, author, actor, radio, and comedian best known for hosting The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1957–62).
He was married to Irene Gubbins and Miriam Wagner and had one child with Wagner.
Paar died in 2004 at the age of 85.
Filmography
- 1948: Variety Time as Master of Ceremonies
- 1949: Easy Living as Scoop Spooner
- 1950: Walk Softly Stranger as Ray Healy
- 1951: Love Nest as Ed Forbes
- 1951: Footlight Varieties as Jack Paar
- 1952: Down Among The Sheltering Palms as Lt. Mike Sloan
Self
- 1951: The Colgate Comedy Hour
- 1953-1956: The Jack Paar Show
- 1954: The Robert Q Lewis Show
- 1954-1960: What's My Line?
- 1956-1957: The Ed Sullivan Show
- 1957: Person To Person
- 1957: To Tell the Truth
- 1957-1962: The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar
- 1961: The Joey Bishop Show
- 1962: The Bob Newhart Show
- 1962-1965: The Jack Paar Program
- 1963-1967: Candid Camera
- 1968-1987: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
- 1977: The Merv Griffin Show
- 1983-1986: Late Night With David Letterman
- 1989: The Pat Sajak Show
- 1997: American Masters
Books
- 1961: I Kid You Not
- 1962: My Saber Is Bent
- 1965: Three On A Toothbrush Adventures And Encounters Around The Globe
- 1983: PS Jack Paar An Entertainment
Portrayals in Media
- Feud: John Ducey plays him in the miniseries.
