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  • PLACE OF DEATH: Greenwich, Connecticut
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Jack Paar was an American radio and television talk show host, best known as the host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962.


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Born in 1918, Jack Paar was an American television host, best known for his stint on the The Tonight Show (1957-1962). Starting off in radio in the '40s, he moved on to his first television show, Up to Paar, in 1952. By 1957 he was hosting Tonight - renamed The Jack Paar Show. His format of variety skits, interviews, witty conversation and monologues created what is now standard for his genre.

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