It wasn't an actor. It was "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson.
Chris Rock
The first telecast of the Academy Awards show was in 1953 on NBC.
71st Annual Academy Awards Pre-Show - 1999 TV was released on: USA: 21 March 1999
No. He has been a no-show at the Oscars in recent years.
Academy awards
The American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) will show the Academy Awards in 2010.
Whoopi Goldberg hosted the 68th Academy Awards show on March 25, 1996. It was her second of four appearances as a solo host for the ceremony.
The awards show ATAS hosts the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The Awards are shown on the Emmys. Their website shows photos and the award categories and videos.
They pay US$3500
3 hours and 37 minutes.
The cast of Academy of Country Music Awards Red Carpet Show - 2005 includes: Sara Evans as herself Faith Hill as herself
The cast of Academy of Country Music Awards Red Carpet Show - 2006 includes: Miranda Lambert as herself Carrie Underwood as herself