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TV veteran Peter Lassally, Tonight Show producer, dies 93

7/21/2026

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Peter Lassally died Sunday in Los Angeles at age 93, confirmed by his son Tom Lassally.
He produced The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (1969-1992), executive-produced Late Night with David Letterman and chose Craig Ferguson for the Late Late Show.
He retired in 2014, had 13 Emmy nominations, won Emmys in 1992 and 1994, was born Oct. 14, 1932 in Hamburg, Germany, survived Nazi camps, and is survived by four grandchildren.

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Peter Lassally died Sunday in Los Angeles at age 93, confirmed by his son Tom Lassally.
He produced The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (1969-1992), executive-produced Late Night with David Letterman and chose Craig Ferguson for the Late Late Show.
He retired in 2014, had 13 Emmy nominations, won Emmys in 1992 and 1994, was born Oct. 14, 1932 in Hamburg, Germany, survived Nazi camps, and is survived by four grandchildren.