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Hereof, what year Johnny Carson died?

January 23, 2005

Also Know, who died on the Johnny Carson show? Ed McMahon, a television pioneer who warmed “The Tonight Show” couch for nearly 30 years as Johnny Carson's jovial sidekick and announcer, died early Tuesday. He was 86. McMahon died at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, according to his publicist, Howard Bragman.

Just so, is Johnny Carson alive today?

At 6:50 am PST on January 23, 2005, Carson died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of respiratory failure arising from emphysema. He was 79, and had revealed his terminal illness to the public in September 2002.

How long did Johnny Carson live after retirement?

This story first appeared in the Oct. 18 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. A proposed NBC miniseries about Johnny Carson has prompted new interest in the life of the host who ruled late-night from his Tonight Show perch for 30 years until he retired in 1992.