Description
Don Sweeney was with the Tonight Show for nearly twenty years, and was one of the few staff members asked to remain when Jay Leno took over in 1992. This book is a collection of celebrity vignettes and anecdotes from the peak years of the Tonight Show, and includes behind-the-scenes looks at more than two dozen celebrities, including Bill Cosby, Frank Sinatra, David Letterman, Regis Philbin, Ray Charles, Tony Randall, Buddy Rich, Don Rickles, Stevie Wonder, Ed McMahon, and Johnny Carson himself. With an eye for the eccentric, amusing, or downright bizarre, Sweeney's brief portraits offer a glimpse at celebrity from the other side of the curtain.
Author: Don Sweeney
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Published: 04/27/2006
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.96h x 5.94w x 0.73d
ISBN13: 9781589793033
ISBN10: 158979303X
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Television | History & Criticism
- Performing Arts | Television | Reference
Author: Don Sweeney
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Published: 04/27/2006
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.96h x 5.94w x 0.73d
ISBN13: 9781589793033
ISBN10: 158979303X
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Television | History & Criticism
- Performing Arts | Television | Reference
About the Author
Don Sweeney was Music Supervisor with the Tonight Show until his departure in 1995. A professional musician himself, his band was asked by Johnny Carson to play at several Tonight Show anniversary parties throughout the 1980s. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.