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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,

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witty conversation and monologues created what is now standard for his genre.

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(born May 1, 1918, Canton, Ohio, U.S.—died Jan. 27, 2004, Greenwich, Conn.) U.S. television talk-show host. He worked in radio in the late 1940s before hosting his first television show, Up to Paar, in 1952. As host of the late-night talk show Tonight, renamed The Jack Paar Show (1957–62), he established the now-standard format of celebrity interviews, monologues, and variety skits and was noted for his witty conversation, high-strung mannerisms, and mercurial temper. He later hosted the weekly Jack Paar Program (1962–65).

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