Johnny Carson's brother Dick Carson, who won five Emmys for his work directing on TV, has died at the age of 92.Carson's family said he passed away December 19 at his Studio City, California home in the wake of a brief illness, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Among Carson's work directing included The Merv Griffin Show from 1972-1986, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from 1962-1966, The Don Rickles Show from 1968-1969 and Wheel of Fortune from 1979-1999, according to iMDb.
The latest:Johnny Carson's brother Dick Carson, who won five Emmys for his work directing on TV, has died at the age of 92.The Clarinda, Iowa-born director initially relocated from Los Angeles to New York after Johnny Carson had been tapped to host the NBC late night show, and directed episodes hosted by show biz icons such as Jerry Lewis, Groucho Marx and Merv Griffin until Johnny's ABC contract had expired.After departing The Tonight Show, Dick directed The Don Rickles Show as well as episodes of The Sammy Davis, Jr.
Show, Get Smart and multiple specials. His work on The Merv Griffin Show garnered him Daytime Emmy awards in 1974, 1983 and 1985.
He also won a pair of Emmys on Griffin's game show Wheel of Fortune in 1986 and 1997.Dick chat with the Directors Guild of America in 2015 about his late brother Johnny, who died in January of 2005, recalling how the late night icon was his 'hero.' Johnny and Dick Carson were snapped at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas in 1973 Dick, seen in 1970, had won five Emmy Awards for his work directing TV shows Dick and Johnny were snapped chatting at an event inSeptember of 1972He said of Johnny: 'He got into magic very early, very early.
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