Complete with a foreword by legendary late-night talk show host Jay Leno, ‘My Friend Johnny’ is set to hit bookshelves on June 10.

(CNN) -- Johnny Carson, host of NBC's "The Tonight Show" for nearly 30 years, died Sunday of emphysema. "He passed away this morning," Carson's nephew, Jeffrey Sotzing, told CNN. Carson ...

Johnny Ray Rhyne, 87, of Statesville, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at S. Mitchell Mack Hospice following a brief illness. Johnny was born in Iredell County on August 26, 1937, to the late ...

Iconic talk show host Johnny Carson could be cold and aloof and treat aspiring comedians in a way that left them riven with insecurity, a new book claims. Writer Mike Thomas's new book Carson ...

Johnny Carson's kids have different childhood memories of the TV personality Julie Tremaine is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared ...

Longtime host of The Tonight Show Johnny Carson was in millions of homes every night as a funny and affable talk show host — but off-camera, his relationships were strained, especially with his ...

The funeral service will be held Wednesday January 1 ... Born on December 24, 1943, to John Edman Carson and Marjorie Pendergrass Carson. Johnny was a resident of Batesville, Mississippi, where his ...

The winner? “Heeeeerrre’s Johnny!” the nightly words, spoken by sidekick Ed McMahon, that brought out Johnny Carson to start another episode of The Tonight Show, the still-running NBC late-night ...

Johnny Carson dominated late-night TV for over 30 years, but when cameras stopped rolling, he privately struggled with drinking and three doomed marriages. The iconic host, who was known for being ...

Explaining the greatness of Johnny Carson to a non-boomer ... had died in a freak car accident. Carson didn’t attend the funeral, for fear it would turn into a paparazzi free-for-all.

For thirty years, from October 1, 1962, to May 22, 1992, Johnny Carson presided over American popular culture from the 11:30 P.M. throne of “The Tonight Show.” At its peak, the show was ...