Melis studied at the Havana Conservatory of Music and a Cuban government scholarship enabled him to continue his education in Paris. When he was 16, he arrived in the United States, graduated from the Juilliard School of Music and worked as a lounge pianist. During World War II, while he was serving as the musical director for the USO's New York City branch of the USO, he met Jack Paar, and the two remained friends for years.
In 1954–55, Melis was the pianist when The Morning Show on CBS was hosted by Paar. Then Paar moved from mornings to late night, and from 1957 to 1962, Melis served as the musical director of The Tonight Show during Jack Paar's tenure as host. He also wrote the music for Paar's theme song, "IM4U" (lyrics by Sev F. Marino), and he performed with Paar on other shows, including Parr’s Startime (1960). One of his routines on Paar's shows was the "telephone game," in which Melis would improvise a number based on the last four digits of an audience member's telephone number.
Tonight Starring Jack Paar (in later seasons The Jack Paar Tonight Show) is an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under The Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. It originally aired during late-night.
Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American author, radio and televisioncomedian and talk show host, best known for his stint as host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. Time magazine's obituary noted that: "His fans would remember him as the fellow who split talk show history into two eras: Before Paar and Below Paar."
Early life and education
Paar was born in Canton, Ohio in 1918, the son of Lillian M. and Howard Paar. He moved with his family to Jackson, Michigan, approximately 40 miles south of Lansing, as a child. As a child he had a stuttering problem which he conquered. He contracted tuberculosis when he was 14, and left school at 16.
Career
Early career
He first worked near home as a radio announcer at WIBM in Jackson and later as a humorous disc jockey at Midwest stations, including WJR in Detroit, WIRE in Indianapolis, WGAR in Cleveland and WBEN in Buffalo. In his book P.S. Jack Paar, he recalled doing utility duty at WGAR in 1938 when Orson Welles broadcast his famous simulated alien invasion, The War of the Worlds over the CBS network (and affiliate WGAR). Attempting to calm possible panicked listeners, Paar announced, "The world is not coming to an end. Trust me. When have I ever lied to you?"
The Jack Paar Program (1962) [COMPLETE EPISODE] | Bette Davis, Gisele MacKenzie & Jonathan Winters
A complete NBC kinescope of the Novermber 16, 1962 episode of "The Jack Paar Program" featuring Bette Davis, Gisele MacKenzie, and Jonathan Winters. Starts out the monologue with fat jokes about Jackie Gleason, and includes jokes about driving drunk on Kosher wine.
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Jack Paar Johnny Carson Tonight Show 1986
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Jack Paar (1963) Censored TV skit - a pre-cursor to Jimmy Kimmel's "Unnecessary Censorship"
A clip from an NBC-TV kinescope of a Jack Paar Program where he does a censorship skit (Paar famously walked off The Tonight Show a few years earlier due to NBC censoring the use of the word "water closet" in his monologue) - a 'routine' that would find it's way into later shows like "The Newlywed Game" (with the use of the cuckoo sound effect) and even into the 21st century on ABC's "The Jimmy Kimmel Show".
published: 31 May 2021
JFK on Jack Paar show, 1960
Senator John F. Kennedy appears on the Tonight Show with Jack Paar while campaigning for President, June 16, 1960. These clips are from a show about Jack Paar, and this is all they showed of JFK.
published: 18 Dec 2010
The Jack Paar Program (1963) [COMPLETE EPISODE] | Judy Garland, Robert Morley and Randolph Churchill
A complete NBC kinescope of the December 11, 1963 episode of "The Jack Paar Program" featuring Judy Garland, Robert Morley and Randolph Churchill. Starts out the monologue with the differences between the English and the Americans. Produced from London, England, United Kingdom.
published: 17 Jun 2021
JACK PAAR & OSCAR LEVANT - 1961 - Comedy Conversations
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A complete NBC kinescope of the Novermber 16, 1962 episode of "The Jack Paar Program" featuring Bette Davis, Gisele MacKenzie, and Jonathan Winters. Starts out ...
A complete NBC kinescope of the Novermber 16, 1962 episode of "The Jack Paar Program" featuring Bette Davis, Gisele MacKenzie, and Jonathan Winters. Starts out the monologue with fat jokes about Jackie Gleason, and includes jokes about driving drunk on Kosher wine.
A complete NBC kinescope of the Novermber 16, 1962 episode of "The Jack Paar Program" featuring Bette Davis, Gisele MacKenzie, and Jonathan Winters. Starts out the monologue with fat jokes about Jackie Gleason, and includes jokes about driving drunk on Kosher wine.
A clip from an NBC-TV kinescope of a Jack Paar Program where he does a censorship skit (Paar famously walked off The Tonight Show a few years earlier due to NBC...
A clip from an NBC-TV kinescope of a Jack Paar Program where he does a censorship skit (Paar famously walked off The Tonight Show a few years earlier due to NBC censoring the use of the word "water closet" in his monologue) - a 'routine' that would find it's way into later shows like "The Newlywed Game" (with the use of the cuckoo sound effect) and even into the 21st century on ABC's "The Jimmy Kimmel Show".
A clip from an NBC-TV kinescope of a Jack Paar Program where he does a censorship skit (Paar famously walked off The Tonight Show a few years earlier due to NBC censoring the use of the word "water closet" in his monologue) - a 'routine' that would find it's way into later shows like "The Newlywed Game" (with the use of the cuckoo sound effect) and even into the 21st century on ABC's "The Jimmy Kimmel Show".
Senator John F. Kennedy appears on the Tonight Show with Jack Paar while campaigning for President, June 16, 1960. These clips are from a show about Jack Paar, ...
Senator John F. Kennedy appears on the Tonight Show with Jack Paar while campaigning for President, June 16, 1960. These clips are from a show about Jack Paar, and this is all they showed of JFK.
Senator John F. Kennedy appears on the Tonight Show with Jack Paar while campaigning for President, June 16, 1960. These clips are from a show about Jack Paar, and this is all they showed of JFK.
A complete NBC kinescope of the December 11, 1963 episode of "The Jack Paar Program" featuring Judy Garland, Robert Morley and Randolph Churchill. Starts out th...
A complete NBC kinescope of the December 11, 1963 episode of "The Jack Paar Program" featuring Judy Garland, Robert Morley and Randolph Churchill. Starts out the monologue with the differences between the English and the Americans. Produced from London, England, United Kingdom.
A complete NBC kinescope of the December 11, 1963 episode of "The Jack Paar Program" featuring Judy Garland, Robert Morley and Randolph Churchill. Starts out the monologue with the differences between the English and the Americans. Produced from London, England, United Kingdom.
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Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host, best known for his stint as host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. Time magazine's obituary of him noted that: "His fans would remember him as the fellow who split talk show history into two eras: Before Paar and Below Paar."
Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972) was an American concert pianist, composer, music conductor, bestselling author, radio game show panelist and personality, television talk show host, and actor. He was as famous for his mordant character and witticisms, on the radio and in movies and television, as for his music.
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Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host, best known for his stint as host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. Time magazine's obituary of him noted that: "His fans would remember him as the fellow who split talk show history into two eras: Before Paar and Below Paar."
Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972) was an American concert pianist, composer, music conductor, bestselling author, radio game show panelist and personality, television talk show host, and actor. He was as famous for his mordant character and witticisms, on the radio and in movies and television, as for his music.
A complete NBC kinescope of the Novermber 16, 1962 episode of "The Jack Paar Program" featuring Bette Davis, Gisele MacKenzie, and Jonathan Winters. Starts out the monologue with fat jokes about Jackie Gleason, and includes jokes about driving drunk on Kosher wine.
A clip from an NBC-TV kinescope of a Jack Paar Program where he does a censorship skit (Paar famously walked off The Tonight Show a few years earlier due to NBC censoring the use of the word "water closet" in his monologue) - a 'routine' that would find it's way into later shows like "The Newlywed Game" (with the use of the cuckoo sound effect) and even into the 21st century on ABC's "The Jimmy Kimmel Show".
Senator John F. Kennedy appears on the Tonight Show with Jack Paar while campaigning for President, June 16, 1960. These clips are from a show about Jack Paar, and this is all they showed of JFK.
A complete NBC kinescope of the December 11, 1963 episode of "The Jack Paar Program" featuring Judy Garland, Robert Morley and Randolph Churchill. Starts out the monologue with the differences between the English and the Americans. Produced from London, England, United Kingdom.
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Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host, best known for his stint as host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. Time magazine's obituary of him noted that: "His fans would remember him as the fellow who split talk show history into two eras: Before Paar and Below Paar."
Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972) was an American concert pianist, composer, music conductor, bestselling author, radio game show panelist and personality, television talk show host, and actor. He was as famous for his mordant character and witticisms, on the radio and in movies and television, as for his music.
Melis studied at the Havana Conservatory of Music and a Cuban government scholarship enabled him to continue his education in Paris. When he was 16, he arrived in the United States, graduated from the Juilliard School of Music and worked as a lounge pianist. During World War II, while he was serving as the musical director for the USO's New York City branch of the USO, he met Jack Paar, and the two remained friends for years.
In 1954–55, Melis was the pianist when The Morning Show on CBS was hosted by Paar. Then Paar moved from mornings to late night, and from 1957 to 1962, Melis served as the musical director of The Tonight Show during Jack Paar's tenure as host. He also wrote the music for Paar's theme song, "IM4U" (lyrics by Sev F. Marino), and he performed with Paar on other shows, including Parr’s Startime (1960). One of his routines on Paar's shows was the "telephone game," in which Melis would improvise a number based on the last four digits of an audience member's telephone number.
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