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NBC developing Johnny Carson miniseries

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NBC said Thursday that it is developing a miniseries based on the life of talk show host Johnny Carson, who ruled late-night television as host of the "Tonight" show from 1962 to 1992.

The miniseries will be based on an upcoming biography on Carson by Bill Zehme. It will cover his childhood in Nebraska and his off-screen life as well as the 30 years he spent at the "Tonight" show.

Carson died in 2005 after years of battling emphysema . He was 79.

NBC hasn't cast an actor to play Carson yet. The network gave no estimate on when the miniseries might air.

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