The hidden side of Johnny Carson

As host of “The Tonight Show” for 30 years, Johnny Carson was the king of late-night TV – the pre-eminent Hollywood talent broker, monologist, and national taste-maker. But the public rarely saw the private side of the man who helped tuck tens of millions of Americans into bed each night. Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with…

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Celebrity court cases: The most popular celebrity court appearances, trials, and lawsuits that got the world talking, including Kim Kardashian, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, and more | In Pictures

Celebrity court cases: The most popular celebrity court appearances, trials, and lawsuits that got the world talking, including Kim Kardashian, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, and more | In Pictures

With Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Kim Kardashian in courtrooms this week on unrelated matters, attention has turned to some of the most significant celebrity court appearances in the world. Over the years, some of the world’s most famous names have been charged with serious crimes while others have been the subject of civil cases, including…

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The hidden side of Johnny Carson

The hidden side of Johnny Carson

It may not look like much now, but once upon a time, Stage 1 at the Burbank Studios was where the king of comedy held court, addressing his subjects at the end of each day. Johnny Carson presided over not just late night, but American popular culture. “Johnny Carson was the biggest star in America,”…

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