Ed McMahon

Ed McMahon's publicist says a celebration of the late "Tonight" show sidekick, who died Monday, is set for July 1. McMahon's publicist, Howard Bragman, tells The Associated Press Friday that NBC will host the untelevised event, scheduled to be held at 5:30 p.m. PST at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood. Bragman says details are still being finalized, including the guest list. McMahon died early Tuesday at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Bragman says McMahon had... Read Full Story

Ed McMahon's widow Pam says he enjoyed every second of his "incredible" life and was especially proud of his Marine Corps service. Ed McMahon, who died last week at age 86 after a long hospitalization, was honored Wednesday night by family, friends and an audience of several hundred people in Los Angeles. The ceremony at the Television Academy of Arts & Sciences featured performances of "My Way" and other songs, along with solemn salutes from Marines in dress uniforms who presented U.S... Read Full Story

Ed McMahon has ended his civil case against those he blamed for his broken neck. Attorneys for the former "Tonight" show sidekick have in recent weeks settled lawsuits against the hospital and doctors that McMahon claimed had failed to spot his broken neck and then failed to properly repair it. On Thursday, attorneys for the 86-year-old TV personality filed for dismissal of his lawsuit against billionaire Robert Day and his wife. McMahon blamed conditions at the Days' home for his fall in... Read Full Story

Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson's ever constant sidekick is back by his old friends side. Ed McMahon, who spent nearly three decades as late night TV King Johnny Carson’s sidekick on “The Tonight Show” as well as several other public appearances, died today at the age of 86. The late Ed McMahon's publicist Howard Bragman told the Associated Press that Ed McMahon died at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center surrounded by his family. Howard did not indicate a cause of death, saying Ed McMahon had... Read Full Story

Ed McMahon, the loyal “Tonight Show” sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding “H-e-e-e-e-e-ere’s Johnny!” for 30 years, died early Tuesday. He was 86. Bragman didn’t give a cause of death, saying only that McMahon had a “multitude of health problems the last few months.” McMahon had bone cancer, among other illnesses, according to a person close to the entertainer, and had been hospitalized for several weeks. McMahon broke his neck in a fall in March 2007, and... Read Full Story

When Johnny Carson ruled as king of late-night TV, Ed McMahon was the prince of second bananas. McMahon's great talent as Carson's "Tonight Show" sidekick was reacting to his every joke, every double-take and every skit as if he'd never heard or seen anything funnier. His implausibly hearty laugh buoyed Carson even when his comedy fell flat, which could happen to the best of talk show hosts, and encouraged the audience to believe they were always at the right party. Viewers wanted to do what... Read Full Story

Ed McMahon , the loyal Tonight Show sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding "H-e-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!" for 30 years, died early Tuesday. He was 86.McMahon died shortly after midnight at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center surrounded by his wife, Pam, and other family members, said his publicist, Howard Bragman.Bragman didn't give a cause of death, saying only that McMahon had a "multitude of health problems the last few months."McMahon had bone cancer, among... Read Full Story

Ed McMahon died at the age of 86. He will be remembered as a game show host and TV pitchman for Budweiser beer and the American Family Publisher’s Sweepstakes. I think he will best be remembered as Johnny Carson’s sidekick for 30 years on NBC. According to Extra Entertainment New Ed McMahon died early Tuesday, June 23, 2009 from many different health problems at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. His wife Pam and many other family members were at his side when he passed. McMahon’s death... Read Full Story

Ed McMahon, the greatest second banana in show biz history, died Tuesday in Los Angeles after a long illness. A big convivial man known for his booming laugh, a sort of yodel ("Hi-YOOO"), and the most famous two words in television history -- "Heeeeere's Johnny!" -- spent the last months of his life a visible symbol of a collapsed economy and the housing crisis that precipitated it, when the bank foreclosed on his $4.8 M mansion in Beverly Hills. Faced with disaster, McMahon did what he... Read Full Story

TV Personality Ed McMahon arrives at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre on September 21, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America) Ed McMahon , the loyal Tonight Show sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding "H-e-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!" for 30 years, died early Tuesday. He was 86. McMahon died shortly after midnight at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center surrounded by his wife, Pam, and other family... Read Full Story