King of the Night: The Life of Johnny Carson By Laurence Leamer

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A candid, unauthorized portrait of Johnny Carson draws on the observations of ex-wives, paramours, colleagues, family, and friends to provide a close-up study of America's most famous talk-show host.

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Johnny Carson was arguably the greatest entertainer in the history of television. He was not, however, the greatest husband, father or friend. Author Laurence Leamer paints an in-depth portrait of a man starkly different than his on-air personality. Although millions of viewers thought they knew the host of The Tonight Show, no one really did.Carson, who spent nearly forty years on the screen, was one of television's pioneers. He got his start on WOW TV in Nebraska and later moved to KNXT TV in Los Angeles. Talented, ambitious and inpatient, Carson got his first shot at network television in May 1954 as host of the game show "Earn Your Vacation."Leamer does an excellent job of detailing Johnny's childhood, his demanding and unloving mother, his emotionally and physically absent father, early days in television and his disastrous first marriage, which produced his three sons. The early years were difficult for Jody, his first wife. Johnny was constantly working with his eye on making it to the top. When he wasn't working, he was drinking, partying and chasing other women. He neglected his wife and his family. On several occasions, he beat his wife.Johnny was described as "cold, self-involved and the worst kind of drunk." He said his first divorce was "the worst experience of my life."After subbing for Jack Paar, host of The Tonight Show, for two weeks, Johnny became a favorite to replace Paar. He became host of The Tonight Show on Oct. 1, 1962, at the age of 37. He entertained millions of views from the late-night time slot until May 21, 1992.As beloved as Johnny was on the screen, he was very different in real life. Leamer writes that "to his colleagues, Johnny was an distant as the outer reaches of Tibet. He never seemed comfortable with them."Shelly Shultz, Johnny's talent coordinator, said, "Johnny wasn't great talking to people; he didn't like meeting new people and he wasn't a great conversationalist, but he had America on its knees because he was coming off right on the tube. He knew what mid-America found funny."Producer Art Stark said, "I'm Johnny's best friend because I'm not interested in his friendship."Truman Capote added, "Johnny has no friends, nobody knows him. The only time he comes alive in on TV."Johnny was aloof, uptight, nervous, short-tempered and subject to dark moods.It's no surprise that he was a difficult man to work with, much less be married to. Leamer sheds a lot of light on his four marriages, three messy divorces and strained relationships with his sons.He also covers the numerous, unsuccessful attempts by rival networks to knock Johnny off the No. 1 perch. But they all failed--Joey Bishop, Dick Cavett, Alan Thicke, Pat Sajak, Joan Rivers and Arsenio Hall.Johnny kept a low profile after retiring from The Tonight Show and he died on Jan. 23, 2005.This is a very informative and interesting book. Leamer interviewed more than 700 people, and it shows in the book's depth.

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