For multiple generations of Americans, Johnny Carson is closely linked with the concept of home. Whether his name conjures fuzzy memories of drifting off to the quiet soundtrack of television static and a parent's laughter, or brings to mind tuning in to hear his take on the news after a long work day, many remember Carson as a nightly ritual.
Cort was born Walter Edward Cox in Rye, New York on March 29, 1948. He changed his name due to distinguish himself from the actor Wally Cox. After Altman used him in a small role in the war satire M*A*S*H, he then gave the 22-year-old the lead role of a reclusive teenager living in a fallout shelter under the Houston Astrodome in Brewster McCloud.
Early in 1992's Wayne's World, a bunch of rockers squeeze into an AMC Pacer with custom flames painted on the side. As they drive past the automarts, car washes and beef stands of downtown Chicago, Bohemian Rhapsody plays on the car stereo. The song's operatic verses are used for laughs (the Let me go line becomes a cry for help from a friend who is partied out and might honk in the backseat)