Where did Johnny Carson go? After leaving the
Tonight Show he has fallen off the face of the Earth. Any info on him Dopers?
He’s retired and lives in Malibu (right on the beach, about 3 houses down from where a friend of mine used to live).
My interpretaion of the OP is not his physical location, but why did he turn his back on his audience? Did he really hate entertaining that much? Most entertainers reduce their public appearances, but JC seems to have stopped altogether. Since his last show (in 1992?), I don’t recall seeing him at all. Since he had so many guest hosts of his own show, I always thought it would be a kick to have him be Jay Leno’s guest host on occasion.
I have heard that Johnny Carson was a very shy and private person when he wasn’t “on”. While fortune may have its rewards, fame has few benefits unless you want seating at a classy restaurant I suspect he’s enjoying whatever amount of “obscurity” he has managed to achieve for himself.
~~Baloo