The Tonight Show' host Johnny Carson was married to four women: Joan "Jody" Wolcott, Joanne Carson, Joanna Carson and Alexis ...

Carson went on to win four competitive Emmys, and in 1980, the Television Academy honored him with its third-ever Governors ...

Television personality Johnny Carson graduated from Norfolk High School in 1943, and on a chilly October day in 1981, he ...

He's hardly alone in his bewilderment. Samantha Bee — her own late show, "Full Frontal," a victim of viewer and network ...

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.

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 ...

It was around Christmas in 1989, when Johnny Carson held a small box up to the “Tonight Show” cameras. “What do you think this weighs?” Carson said, his wrist bending from the weight.

He retired from The Tonight Show in May 1992 and lived quietly with Alexis until his death in 2005 from emphysema at the age of 79. Here’s a look back at Johnny Carson’s four wives.