A unique figure in bluegrass music, the five-time champion banjo player and two-time gold record award winner was known for his intricate playing style.
Best known as the third host of The Tonight Show, the comedian, writer, and TV personality was a cultural phenomenon, and has widely been regarded as the King of Late Night Television.
The author, journalist, and filmmaker has written several books on well-known or lesser-known Hollywood figures, including books on Marlon Brando, tough-guy actor Lawrence Tierney, and the Three Stooges' Shemp Howard.