About
Best known for hosting The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. He also served as host of Jack Paar Tonite for a year in the '70's and appeared as a guest on Donahue, Late Night with David Letterman and The Tonight Show alongside multiple hosts.
Before Fame
He worked as a radio host for stations in Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo.
Trivia
After Orson Welles' War of the Worlds broadcast ran on the radio, he calmed the nation by saying, "The world is not coming to an end. Trust me. When have I ever lied to you?"
Family Life
He married his second wife, Miriam Wagner, on October 9, 1943. After their divorce, he remarried and re-divorced his first wife, Irene.
Associated With
He made a guest appearance on The Tonight Show while Jay Leno was host.
