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Jack Paar
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 85
Also known asJack Harold PaarGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn01/05/1918Born inCanton, Ohio, USADied27/01/2004 (aged 85)Died inGreenwichCausestrokeWikidataQ1587581 ↗TMDb#133074 ↗

Jack Harold Paar 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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Filmography23 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2022Groucho & CavettMovieSelf (archive footage)104
2019Sid & JudyMovieSelf (archive footage)101
2011Public SpeakingMovieSelf (archive footage)93
2006Stardust: The Bette Davis StoryMovieSelf (archive footage)88
2003Jack Paar: Smart TelevisionMovieSelf85
200150 Years of NBC Late NightMovieSelf (archive footage)83
1990The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of MagicMovieSelf (archive footage)72
1976Bob Hope's World of ComedyMovieSelf (archive footage)58
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest50
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf44
1959StartimeSeriesSelf41
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeriesHost39
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeriesSelf38
1953Down Among the Sheltering PalmsMovieLt. Mike Sloan35
1951Love NestMovieEd Forbes33
1951Footlight VarietiesMovieHimself - Host33
1950The Jack Benny ProgramSeriesJack Paar32
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf32
1950The Bob Hope ShowSeriesSelf32
1950Walk Softly, StrangerMovieRay Healy32
1949Easy LivingMovieScoop Spooner31
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf30
1948Variety TimeMovieMaster of Ceremonies30