Bio
- Contracted tuberculosis when he was 14, and dropped out of school at 16.
- Overcame a stuttering problem to become a successful radio announcer.
- During WWII, entertained the troops overseas after being drafted.
- Made national headlines in 1960 after he walked off The Tonight Show when NBC censored a joke about a "water closet." He returned three weeks later.
- Had performance footage of the Beatles on his NBC variety series a month before their breakthrough appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Jack PaarMay 1, 1918 - January 27, 2004 (aged 85)Canton, Ohio, USA
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Bio
- Contracted tuberculosis when he was 14, and dropped out of school at 16.
- Overcame a stuttering problem to become a successful radio announcer.
- During WWII, entertained the troops overseas after being drafted.
- Made national headlines in 1960 after he walked off The Tonight Show when NBC censored a joke about a "water closet." He returned three weeks later.
- Had performance footage of the Beatles on his NBC variety series a month before their breakthrough appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
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