Early years

1925 09/23 – Born John William Carson.
Born in Corning, Iowa.

1940s

1948 Married Joan Wolcott.

1950s

1955 Appeared on The Johnny Carson show until 1956.

1960s

1962 10/01 – Officially takes over the Tonight Show.
1963 Divorces Joan Wolcott.
Marries Joanne Copeland.

1970s

1972 Divorces Joanne Copeland.
Marries Joanna Holland.
1979 Hosts the Academy Awards.

1980s

1980 Hosts the Academy Awards.
1981 Hosts the Academy Awards.
1982 Hosts the Academy Awards.
1983 Divorces Joanna Holand.
1987 Marries Alexis Maas.

1990s

1992 Hosts the final Tonight Show.

2000s

2005 01/23 dies in L.A. at 79 yrs old.

Johnny Carson shares a birthday with:
Ang Lee (1954)
Barron Hilton (1927)
Doug Flutie (1962)
Dwight Yoakam (1956)
Gummo Marx (1892)
Michael Crichton (1942)
Nancy Grace (1958)
Pelé (1940)
Ryan Reynolds (1976)
Weird Al Yankovic (1959)