Johnny Carson Autographs
John William Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, and writer best known as the host of NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson received six Primetime Emmy Awards, the Television Academy's 1980 Governor's Award and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.
During World War II, Carson served in the United States Navy. After the war, he started a career in radio, then moved to television and took over as host of the late-night talk show Tonight from Jack Paar in 1962. Carson remained an American cultural icon even after his retirement in 1992. He adopted a casual, conversational approach with extensive interaction with guests, an approach pioneered by Arthur Godfrey and previous Tonight Show hosts Paar and Steve Allen but enhanced by Carson's lightning-quick wit. A cultural phenomenon, Carson is widely regarded as the King of Late Night Television. Former late-night host and friend David Letterman, as well as many others, have cited Carson's influence.
John William Carson was born on October 23, 1925, in Corning, Iowa, to Ruth Elizabeth Carson (née Hook; 1901–1985) and Homer Lloyd "Kit" Carson (1899–1983), a power company manager. Carson was the second of three children; he had an older sister, and a younger brother, Richard "Dick" Carson (1929–2021).
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Current items with a signature of Johnny Carson
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Traded items with a signature of Johnny Carson
The most expensive item with a signature of Johnny Carson (Signed Photo Of Johnny Carson W/ Miami Dolphin Players Jim Kiick & Larry Csonka) was sold in June 2025 for $2,500.00 while the cheapest item (Johnny Carson #3 Art Card Limited 38/50 Edward Vela Signed (Movies -)) found a new owner for $0.99 in November 2025. The month with the most items sold (12) was July 2025 with an average selling price of $109.50 for an autographed item of Johnny Carson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2015 with $564.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.99 was September 2009. In average, an autographed item from Johnny Carson is worth $42.00.
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Latest News about Johnny Carson
Conan O'Brien to end nightly talk show in move to HBO Max (11/17/2020): "In 1993 Johnny Carson gave me the best advice of my career: 'As soon as possible, get to a streaming platform,'" O'Brien joked in a statement. Nebraska’s performing arts shine thanks to Lied, Carson (01/13/2019): Black box theater on campus bears the name of the late-night comedian, a 1949 alumnus.
