60 Minute Reveal
Carson was fully aware of the fact that he had an issue. He only opened up about it in a 1977 interview with 60 Minutes. He said: “I don’t handle alcohol well at all, no. Really don’t.” His addiction inspired many of his jokes on the late night show he hosted.
60 Minute Reveal
His First Love
Carson met Jody, who would become his first wife, while they were in college. They married when they were very young and had three boys: Cory, Ricky, and Chris. They divorced in 1963, as their marriage couldn’t last through Carson’s rising fame — and his wandering eye.
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His First Love
