Jack Paar Autographs
Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) 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."
Paar was born in 1918 in Canton, Ohio, the son of Lillian M. (Hein) and Howard Paar. He moved with his family to Jackson, Michigan, about 40 miles (64 km) south of Lansing. As a child, he developed a stutter, which he learned to manage. He contracted tuberculosis when he was 14 and left school at 16.
After dropping out of Jackson High School, Paar worked as a broadcaster for WIBM, a local radio station. He went on to work as a humorous disc jockey at other Midwest stations, including WJR in Detroit, WIRE in Indianapolis, WGAR in Cleveland, and WBEN in Buffalo. In his book P.S. Jack Paar, he recalled doing utility duty at WGAR in 1938 when Orson Welles broadcast his famous simulated alien invasion, The War of the Worlds, over the CBS network and its WGAR affiliate. Attempting to calm possibly panicked listeners, Paar announced, "The world is not coming to an end. Trust me. When have I ever lied to you?"
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Traded items with a signature of Jack Paar
The most expensive item with a signature of Jack Paar (Jack Paar ICM AFTRA Contract Entertainment Hall Of Fame NBC TV signed auto 1975) was sold in June 2025 for $400.00 while the cheapest item (Hugh Downs (20/20 New Anchor, Jack Paar Tonight Show, Today Show) Autograph) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2021. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2025 with an average selling price of $185.99 for an autographed item of Jack Paar. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2025 with $400.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.33 was May 2020. In average, an autographed item from Jack Paar is worth $13.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jack Paar were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Early Tonight Show TV Host Jack Paar signed autographed index card | $10.00 |  |
| FIRST TV Tonight Show Host Jack Paar signed autographed 1959 LOOK Magazine Cover | $21.99 | |
| JACK PAAR - CONTRACT SIGNED 09/27/1960 | $286.99 | |
| JACK PAAR - ORIGINAL ART SIGNED | $185.99 | |
| JACK PAAR - TYPED LETTER SIGNED | $165.99 | |
 | Jack Paar ICM AFTRA Contract Entertainment Hall Of Fame NBC TV signed auto 1975 | $400.00 | |
| Jack Paar REAL hand SIGNED 7x9 Promo Photo JSA COA Autographed Tonight Show Host | $49.99 | |
| Jack Paar Signed 8x10 Promo Photo | $11.16 | |
| Jack Paar Stationary Vtg Autographed Letter Signed The Tonight Show | $58.78 | |
| Original TONIGHT SHOW : JACK PAAR Signed Autograph TIME MAGAZINE COVER RARE NBC | $62.00 | |
| TONIGHT SHOW HOST JACK PAAR (1918-2004) AUTOGRAPH 7 x 9 PHOTO~ | $11.01 | |
| TONIGHT SHOW HOST JACK PAAR (1918-2004) AUTOGRAPH 8 x 10 PHOTO~ | $7.77 | |
| TONIGHT SHOW HOST JACK PAAR (1918-2004) AUTOGRAPH 8 x 10 PHOTO~ | $26.99 | |
| Vintage 1970's Tonite Show JACK PAAR Signed 3 x 5 Autograph Card | $11.95 | |
| vTg 1960 Jack Paar Signed ? Postcard The Tonight Show souvenir Allen Carson Leno | $19.95 | |
