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Ed McMahon was a comedian, actor and television personality who worked in the entertainment industry for over 50 years. McMahon co-hosted The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson from 1962 to 1992, and was the host of the talent show competition Star Search.
On June 22, 2009, Ed McMahon died shortly after midnight at the age of 86. McMahon had been hospitalized in February of 2009 with pneumonia.http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/23/obit.mcmahon/index.html
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Fast Facts
- Full name: Edward Peter Leo McMahon, Jr.
- Birthdate: March 6, 1923
- Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
- Best known as Johnny Carson's co-host on The Tonight Show
- Catchphrase: "Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's Johnny!"
- Had neck surgery in 2005 after suffering a broken neck
- 2008: Home faced foreclosure
- Served as a fighter pilot for the U.S. Marines in World War II
- Was hospitalized and was reportedly in serious condition in February 2009TMZ.com: Ed McMahon in ICU - Extremely Serious (February 27, 2009)
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Health
On February 27, 2009, it was reported that McMahon had been hospitalized with pneumonia and other "serious" medical problems. McMahon, who is 85 years old, is being treated in the intensive care unit of an undisclosed hospital.TMZ.com: Ed McMahon in ICU - Extremely Serious (February 27, 2009) -
Financial Woes
In 2008, McMahon felt the crunch of the mortgage crisis. Unable to work, he fell behind in his mortgage payments resulting in McMahon defaulting in the amount of $4.8 million.Los Angeles Times: Mortgage Turmoil Snares Ed Mcmahon (June 4, 2008)In September 2008, media sources reported that McMahon was being sued by The Griffin Group Inc., owned by Merv Griffin, over a $100,000 loan the company claimed had gone unpaid.Celebitchy: Merv Griffin’s company suing Ed McMahon (September 30, 2008)
Fox News reported on June 23, 2008, that McMahon was being sued by Citibank after he reportedly defaulted on a $200,000 loan. The bank was seeking $179,687 in damages and attorney's fees.FOX News: Citibank Sues McMahon to Recoup Nearly $200,000 (June 23, 2008) TMZ.com reported on January 15, 2009, that Citibank won the default judgment against McMahon. He was ordered to pay $179,687.08 plus costs.TMZ: Citi to McMahon -- Now Pay-OOOOOh (January 15, 2009)
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Hey-o!
Ed McMahon made television history on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and amazingly, he did it by sitting still and commenting infrequently. McMahon provided a constant and giddy audience for Johnny Carson's comedy, often adding a boisterous "Hey-o!" after many of Carson's punchlines.The format of a host and sidekick ushered in other talk show sidekicks, most notably Andy Richter, who did essentially the same job for the first several seasons on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Jeffrey Tambor even played a character much like McMahon on HBO's The Larry Sanders Show, quipping occasionally at the hosts jokes like McMahon did.
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Other Projects
McMahon has also been a product spokesman for a number of different companies, including Budweiser, Kellogg's and Uncle Ben's Rice. For a time, McMahon was even the face of Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes. -
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Oh yeah, and he also brought up Ed McMahon getting raped while skydiving. Yes, he's drunk.
@DanRyckert | November 09, 2009 06:19 AM -
He also described how his penis would be terrible at driving a car, and did an impression of Ed McMahon on meth getting raped in prison.
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"Surviving 09: Almost Made It" co-written by: Michael Jackson, farrah fawcet, Ed mcmahon, patrick swayze, billy mays. #worldsthinnestbooks
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@MollyQerim_ESPN Say hello to the Ed McMahon Communications Center for me! I miss QU..
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RIP Michael Jackson, Farrah Facuet and Ed McMahon.. i send my love and prayers to their families Michael Jackson was my inspiration an idolÂ
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The Ed McMahon Friars Club Roast - $11.50
Another hilarious roast from the days before they were on network TV. This was a private party if there ever was one. Nearly as funny as the Don Rickles roast. The vulgarity is incredible, and the recording quality on this one is quite good...
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Here's Johnny!: My Memories of Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show, and 46 Years of Friendship - $24.99
For 30 years, Johnny Carson entertained millions of The Tonight Show viewers, creating a landmark of television. Now, Carson's irreplaceable partner and straight man Ed McMahon tells the touching, turbulent, and laugh-out-loud funny ...
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For 30 years, Johnny Carson entertained millions of The Tonight Show viewers, creating a landmark of television. Now, Carson's irreplaceable partner and straight man Ed McMahon tells the touching, turbulent, and laugh-out-loud funny ...
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View All Ed McMahon Questions (100) | Ask a QuestionDo you think that Ed McMahon makes a good rapper? (2 Answers)If you mean rapper as in Eminem, no. If you mean, rapping lightly on death's door, sadly yes. read moreWhy does everyone want to rip Ed McMahon? He just died, you insensitive *****! (1 Answer)Who wants to rip him? He has been shown a lot of respect and reverence in the media. He was always well liked and respected. read moreOp-ed? (1 Answer)Op/ed: "opinion" opposite of the "editorial". An op-ed is a signed article, possibly by a guest writer, in the opinion/editorial section of the newspaper that is of the opposite opinion ... read moreWhat was Ed Davis, first hand visual experience of seeing the Ark? (1 Answer)Ed Davis with artist Elfred Lee in 1986. Lee drew a pictures of the Ark based on the claimed eyewitness account of Ed Davis. http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/webpictures/eddavis.jpg In July 1943, U.S. Army ... read more
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Ed McMahon Timeline
- 1923: Born on March 6 in Detroit, Michigan
- 1953: Sent to Korea as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Marines
- 1957-62: Hosted the daytime gameshow Who Do You Trust?
- 1962-92: Serves as co-host on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
- 1983-95: Served as host of the talent competition Star Search
- 2005: Suffered a broken neck after a fall in his home
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The opening credits featured Alf (the alien puppet of the '80s TV hit of the same name) driving through Hollywood in a limo, with Ed McMahon as his sidekick ...FOXNews (November 06, 2009) -
MMA stars "Train the Troops" at military bases in recent visits across the US
Lex mcmahon (son of the late Ed mcmahon), the event's architect and a former Devil Dog himself, thought up the event as he was signing fighters to ...MMAjunkie.com (November 08, 2009) -
Thank you, Paul! Shaffer memoir is pop-cult goldmine
Shaffer became a smooth mix of legendary “Tonight Show” sidekick Ed McMahon (the timed laugh) and “Tonight Show” bandleader Doc Severinsen (the far-out ...Chicago Sun-Times (November 08, 2009) -
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Warren Buffett mailed in an Ed mcmahon–size “colossal-gram” that read, “Andrew … Congratulations! Your book will be bigger than this telegram. ...New York Magazine (November 08, 2009)
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