Overview

• Christopher Carson, eldest son of the late Tonight Show host, died at age 74 while living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
• The revelation came on June 2 when family friend Howard Smith shared that he learned of the passing two months earlier from Johnny Carson’s nephew, Jeff Sotzing.
• A former golf instructor, Christopher was remembered as an avid golfer who often joined his father and Smith on club outings.
• He was one of three sons born to Johnny Carson and Joan ‘Jody’ Wolcott; his brother Richard died in a 1991 car crash and his brother Cory maintains a private life.
• Christopher’s daughter, Christal Love Carson, was born during his relationship with Tanena Love Green, with whom he later fought a public child support battle in the 1980s.