Johnny Carson and his wife Jody Wolcott pose with their three sons, Chris, Rick and Cory at their home in Encino, California. Longtime host of The Tonight Show Johnny Carson was in millions of homes ...

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 ...

Tragically, middle child Rick died in a car accident in 1991, when he was just 39 years old. According to Smith, however, “Cory is still alive. But I don’t know. They don’t see anybody that much.” ...

More than 20 years after the death of his iconic father, Johnny Carson’s oldest son, Chris Carson, has died. He was 74. According to Howard Smith, a close friend and neighbor of the late television ...

Johnny Carson with his first wife Jody Wolcott at their home in Encino, California, circa 1955 ; Johnny Carson and Alexis Maas attend an event on September 21, 1983 in Beverly Hills, California.

A special episode of 'Daily Variety' podcast marks the 100th anniversary of the TV legend's birth Throughout the 1950s, Carson hosted a number of local and network series for CBS, including “Platter ...