Johnny Carson presided over not just late night, but American popular culture. "Johnny Carson was the biggest star in America," said writer Mike Thomas. "Movie stars, rock stars, I don't think ...

In 1954, he got a big break as a stand-in for Red Skelton, who sustained a concussion during a rehearsal. He earned his own ...

Among the remarkable alumni of the University of Nebraska, no star has shone brighter, for longer, than that of the King of Late Night, Johnny Carson ’49. Carson’s Tonight Show was, not to exaggerate, ...