A look back at original Star Search winners and how the TV competition helped launch careers in comedy, music, and acting ...

The original run of 'Star Search' began in 1983 and continued in syndication through 1995, with some still-famous winners ...

The late actor played Lamont Sanford from 1972 to 1977.

Who gets to decide who “belongs” in the spotlight and who never gets invited back? In the decades that Johnny Carson spent at the desk of The Tonight Show, the answer was often something that passed ...

The Los Angeles mansion where the late television icon Johnny Carson lived with the third of his four wives, Joanna Carson, is coming on the market for $39.995 million. The Carsons bought the Bel-Air ...

Like every comedian who's taken over The Tonight Show, Jay Leno left his own indelible imprint on the long-running TV series throughout his tenure as host. Overseeing production of the iconic NBC ...

Jay Leno took over hosting duties for “The Tonight Show” when legendary host Johnny Carson retired in 1993. That doesn’t mean Carson was a fan of Leno. In fact, a new book, “Love Johnny Carson” by ...

Johnny Carson is a legend of late-night TV. During his time hosting NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” he combined a casual, conversational approach with lightning-quick wit to become a cultural phenomenon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Johnny Carson behind a microphone on the set of "The Tonight Show." (Raimondo Borea/Gartenberg Media Enterprises/Getty Images) If ...

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks to author and host of The Carson Podcast Mark Malkoff about his new book ‘Love Johnny Carson’, a wildly entertaining read by one of the world’s most obsessed and informed ...

Dolly Parton’s appearances on Johnny Carson’s show always featured some pretty blatant flirting. Parton was married for nearly the entirety of her professional music career, and Carson had four wives ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (UNL) - The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is celebrated the 100th birthday of Johnny Carson, one of the university’s most iconic and generous alumni. The “King of Late Night,” who made ...