Television is so influential that when an audience sees you day-in and day-out there's a certain acceptance that sets in; you're no longer a threatening personality. They become more willing to accept whatever you present.

E. Early life
Severinsen was born in Arlington Oregon the son of Minnie Mae (1897–1998) and Carl Severinsen (1898–1972) a dentist. In February 2012 the group was called on short notice to replace an ailing Marvin Hamlisch at a concert with the Nashville Symphony.

He is best known for leading the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7 1927) is an American pop and jazz trumpeter.